Executive action a temporary fix to parts of system, but Congress must pass a long-term and comprehensive bill
Nov 20, 2014
Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the President's decision to use his executive authority to fix portions of our broken immigration system.
Insurance programs may be unsustainable, will increase deficit if Nation doesn’t act to address climate change
Nov 20, 2014
If left unchecked, climate change and related increases in the frequency and severity of extreme weather, will likely greatly increase insured and uninsured financial losses across the country. (Photo by Pam Morris/Flickr)
Supports National Disaster Tax Relief Act to Help Farmers, Ranchers Rebuild Vital Infrastructure
Nov 19, 2014
Longmont resident Sean Cronin testified before the Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight's hearing entitled "Tax Relief after Disaster: How Individuals, Small Businesses, and Communities Recover."
The bill establishes uniform protocols for collecting information on infant and child deaths and provides for better training for law enforcement and medical personnel.
The bipartisan bill would add Ebola to FDA's priority review "voucher" program, a program at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designed to encourage the development of new drugs for neglected tropical diseases. Currently Ebola is not listed as a qualifying tropical disease.
Bipartisan Bennet Amendment will Better Coordinate Funding Streams
Nov 17, 2014
A provision sponsored by U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Republican Senator Johnny Isakson to promote a more coordinated system of early learning and care programs is on its way to the President's desk as a part of the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) to introduce a bill to speed the development of treatments and vaccines for Ebola.
