Following Record Drug Recalls and Shortages, Bennet Helps Pass FDA Reform in Senate

May 24, 2012

Bill Includes Bennet’s Drug Innovation, Drug Safety, Medical Device Provisions to get Safe and Effective Treatments to Colorado Patients Work Continues on Track and Trace; Mobile Apps Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today help push through passage of a bill in the Senate to modernize the Food and Drug Administration....

Bennet Urges Administration to Resolve Issues with Mexico Prohibiting Full Market Access for U.S. Potatoes

May 24, 2012

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a bipartisan group of Senators in urging the Obama Administration to work with Mexican authorities to expand U.S. fresh potato access throughout Mexico. Currently, American potatoes can only be exported to a region within 16 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. In a letter sent today...

Bennet Applauds Resolution to Olympics Revenue Sharing Conflict

May 24, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, co-chair of the Congressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus, released the following statement today regarding the announcement that the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reached an agreement on revenue sharing issues that, without a resolution,...

Bennet Announces $1.35 Million in Energy Innovation Grants to Colorado Small Businesses

6 Colorado Innovators Selected to Receive SBIR Grants

May 23, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that six Colorado small businesses were selected to receive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants of $150,000 by the Department of Energy for projects on power generation from geothermal heat, emissions reduction and increasing fuel efficiency. The grants are part of...

Bennet Introduces Bill to Address Outdated Regulations That Stifle American Satellite Exports

Bill Provides Administration with Ability to Tailor Satellite Export Controls, Prohibits Sales to Certain Countries

May 22, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced a bill to give the Administration the ability to tailor export restrictions on certain less sensitive satellites. The bill is based on recommendations from a joint Department of Defense and Department of State report on United States export controls in the satellite industry. ...

Bennet Statement on United Airlines Announcement of Daily Direct Denver-Tokyo Flight

May 22, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on United Airlines’ announcement today that the carrier will be adding a daily flight from Denver International Airport to Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. “This new route is great news for Denver and Colorado,” Bennet said. &ldqu...

Bennet-Burr Statement on Track and Trace Language in FDA User Fee Bill

May 21, 2012

Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Richard Burr (R-NC) released the following joint statement regarding the pharmaceutical drug distribution security provisions included in the FDA user fee bill that the Senate began debating this week. This is intended to set forth aspects of a uniform, national traceability framework and allow f...

Senate Begins Debate on FDA User Fee Bill with Bennet Provisions

Includes Bennet Measures to Improve Drug Safety, Bring Breakthrough Treatments to Patients Quicker, Advance Medical Device Innovation and Avoid Critical Drug Shortages

May 17, 2012

The U.S. Senate today began debate on a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill includes several Bennet provisions aimed at improving drug safety, bringing breakthrough treatments to patients more quickly, advancing medical device innovations and preventing critical drug shortages. “T...

Bennet Statement on U.S. Postal Service's Modified Plan on Consolidating Processing Facilities

May 17, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the U.S. Postal Service’s modified plan to consolidate its network of mail processing centers. “It’s good that Colorado’s processing facilities aren’t closing right now,” Bennet said. “But today’s announcement...

Bennet Applauds House Passage of Chimney Rock Legislation

Bill Would Designate Chimney Rock as a National Monument

May 16, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on the passage of the Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act in the House of Representatives. The bill, introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton, passed with broad bipartisan support. Bennet has introduced a similar version in the Senate that is cosponsor...

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Following Record Drug Recalls and Shortages, Bennet Helps Pass FDA Reform in Senate

Bennet Urges Administration to Resolve Issues with Mexico Prohibiting Full Market Access for U.S. Potatoes

Bennet Applauds Resolution to Olympics Revenue Sharing Conflict

Bennet Announces $1.35 Million in Energy Innovation Grants to Colorado Small Businesses

6 Colorado Innovators Selected to Receive SBIR Grants

Bennet Introduces Bill to Address Outdated Regulations That Stifle American Satellite Exports

Bill Provides Administration with Ability to Tailor Satellite Export Controls, Prohibits Sales to Certain Countries

Bennet Statement on United Airlines Announcement of Daily Direct Denver-Tokyo Flight

Bennet-Burr Statement on Track and Trace Language in FDA User Fee Bill

Senate Begins Debate on FDA User Fee Bill with Bennet Provisions

Includes Bennet Measures to Improve Drug Safety, Bring Breakthrough Treatments to Patients Quicker, Advance Medical Device Innovation and Avoid Critical Drug Shortages

Bennet Statement on U.S. Postal Service's Modified Plan on Consolidating Processing Facilities

Bennet Applauds House Passage of Chimney Rock Legislation

Bill Would Designate Chimney Rock as a National Monument

6 Colorado Innovators Selected to Receive SBIR Grants

Bill Provides Administration with Ability to Tailor Satellite Export Controls, Prohibits Sales to Certain Countries

Includes Bennet Measures to Improve Drug Safety, Bring Breakthrough Treatments to Patients Quicker, Advance Medical Device Innovation and Avoid Critical Drug Shortages

Bill Would Designate Chimney Rock as a National Monument

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