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...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) for being recognized by the White House as part of the Transportation Innovators ‘Champions of Change.’ Representatives from the two agencies were honored at...

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...

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...

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...

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it has awarded a $69,396,000 loan to Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative, Inc. (CHI) in Colorado to launch a new private non-profit, consumer-governed health insurance company, called a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP). "The co-op will help provide m...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Rep. Ed Perlmutter hailed the unanimous passage – in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives – of a resolution they introduced this week to honor the victims of the Aurora theater shooting. The resolution also commends first responders and law enfor...

In the face of the worst drought in 50 years, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are urging the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives to take up and pass the 2012 Farm Bill which includes vital resources to assist farmers and ranchers suffering from the drought. In the letter to House Speaker John Boeh...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall wrote a letter today to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki encouraging the VA to continue to work with state, local and private partners to repurpose the Fort Lyon facility. “We understand that you recently met with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper ...

With the 2012 Olympic Games set to open this week in London, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, co-chairman of the Congressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus, released the following statement in support of Team USA. “As the home of the U.S. Olympic Committee as well as many Olympic and Paralympic athletes, Colorado is a...