Press Releases

Wind PTC Wins Major Victory

Senate Finance Committee Includes 1-Year Extension in Tax Extenders

Aug 02, 2012
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet praised the inclusion of an extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) in a tax extenders bill passed by the Senate Finance Committee today. Yesterday, Bennet led a bipartisan letter, signed by Mark Udall, to the chairman and ranking member of the Finance Committee urging them to i...
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Bennet Applauds Final Congressional Approval of Iran Sanctions Bill

Bill Maintains Bennet-Menendez Amendment to Improve Reporting Requirements on Iran's Energy Sector to Monitor Effectiveness of Sanctions

Aug 02, 2012
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following final Congressional approval of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which includes an amendment, led by Bennet and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that will improve reporting requirements on Iran’s energy sector to monitor the effectiveness o...
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Colorado Congressional Delegation Urges FEMA to Expand Wildfire Disaster Declaration

Declaration Would Make Communities affected by High Park, Waldo Canyon, Woodland Heights, Last Chance Fires Eligible for Federal Assistance

Aug 02, 2012
The Colorado congressional delegation sent a letter today to Administrator Craig Fugate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency asking that he expand the disaster declaration to provide public assistance for communities that were affected by Larimer County’s Woodland Heights Fire and Washington County’s Last Chance F...
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Failure to Act on Farm Bill, Postal Reform Hurting Rural Communities

Both Bills Passed Senate with Bipartisan Support

Aug 01, 2012
House leadership yesterday announced it would not consider the 2012 Farm Bill before going home for the August district work period. It would instead pass an emergency drought assistance package that would make drastic cuts to important conservation programs for Colorado. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is calling on House lea...
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Bennet Statement on House Passage of Bill to Open Legal Access to Manitou Incline Trail

Bennet Continues Push for Companion Bill in Senate

Aug 01, 2012
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on House passage of a bill that would help open access to the Manitou Incline Trail. The bill was introduced by U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn. “Access to public lands is one of the reasons people both move to and visit the Pikes Peak region. Developing a safe Ma...
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Bennet, Coburn Push Plan to Reduce $2.4 Billion in Government Waste by Consolidating Federal IT Infrastructure

Senators File Amendment to Cybersecurity Bill

Jul 31, 2012
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) have filed a bipartisan amendment to the cybersecurity bill to conserve energy, save taxpayer dollars and reduce government waste by requiring federal agencies to shut down needlessly duplicative federal data centers. Agencies have been instructed to develop conso...
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New Free Preventive Health Care Services for Colorado Women

Services Available for more than 868,000 Women in Colorado, 47 million nationwide

Jul 31, 2012
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the Department of Health and Human Service’s announcement of new preventive health care services now available to women without co-pay under the Affordable Care Act. “Access to preventive health care will empower hundreds of thousands of women in...
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Colorado Families Receive $27 Million in Health Insurance Rebates

All Reimbursements Required to be Rebated by Tomorrow

Jul 31, 2012
Families in Colorado are receiving over $27 million in reimbursements from their health insurance companies because of a provision, known as the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rule, in the Affordable Care Act. The provision requires insurance companies to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical care and quality or reimburse the...
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