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Bennet Holds Senate Hearing to Highlight Need for Wildfire Mitigation Resources

Colorado Witnesses Share Experiences with Recent Wildfires, Mitigation Efforts

Nov 05, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, today chaired a hearing on the connection between Washington’s shortsighted budgets and an increased risk for more frequent and larger wildfires across the country. Bennet used the hearing to focus...
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Wolf Creek Ski Area's Davey Pitcher Advocates for Wildfire Mitigation Resources at Bennet-Chaired Committee Hearing

"A proactive approach to fuel reduction is a far better use of funds,"? CEO says

Nov 05, 2013
Today, Davey Pitcher, President and CEO of Wolf Creek Ski Area, testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources, chaired by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, on the damage that the West Fork Complex Fire inflicted on southwest Colorado and ways to reduce the risk and severity of su...
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El Paso County Commissioner Sallie Clark Advocates for Wildfire Mitigation Resources at Bennet-Chaired Committee Hearing

Clark Invokes Waldo Canyon Fire Experiences to Urge Additional Investment in Forest Service Mitigation Efforts

Nov 05, 2013
Today, Sallie Clark, El Paso County Commissioner and Second Vice President of the National Association of Counties (NACo), testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources, chaired by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, on the tragic effects of the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest fires ...
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Bennet, Burr, Hatch Applaud First FDA Approval of Breakthrough Therapy Drug

Senators Authored 'Breakthrough' Provision in 2012 FDA Reform Law

Nov 04, 2013
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) first approval of a cancer-fighting drug that had been granted a breakthrough therapy designation, thanks to a provision that the Senators successfully included in last year’s FDA Safet...
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Bennet, Senate Move Forward on Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Bennet Urges Passage of Bill to Prevent Discrimination against Gay and Lesbian Community in the Workplace

Nov 04, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet was part of a group of 61 Senators today who voted in favor of beginning debate in the Senate on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Today's vote clears a key procedural hurdle for the bill, which would make it illegal to hire or fire a person based on their sexual orientation. Unde...
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Bennet, Coburn, Ayotte Introduce Bill to Consolidate Federal IT Infrastructure and Reduce Waste

Bipartisan Bill Could Result in Up to $3 Billion in Savings

Oct 31, 2013
Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) introduced a bill to help reduce government inefficiency by consolidating the total number of federal data centers, and making those data centers more efficient. Because federal agencies have been slow to act on consolidation initiatives, the bill sets hard...
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Bennet Statement on Highway 36 Reopening

Oct 30, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement following the announcement that U.S. Highway 36, which was heavily damaged from last month’s floods, will reopen on Monday, November 4, roughly one month ahead of schedule. “This announcement is a symbol of the resiliency and strength of Coloradans. S...
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Western Senators Urge USDA to Partner with Timber Industry to Reduce Wildfire Risks, Strengthen Forest Health

Senators Ask Agency to Let Private Sector Create Jobs, Improve Fire Safety

Oct 29, 2013
A bipartisan and bicameral group of western lawmakers pressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to partner with the timber industry to reduce wildfire risks in fire-prone areas, create jobs and improve community safety throughout the Rocky Mountain West. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo....
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