Press Releases

Bennet Statement on FY 2011 FDA Innovative Drug Approvals Report

Nov 03, 2011
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the release of the 2011 U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Innovative Drug Approval Report, which highlights 35 new innovative drugs approved in Fiscal Year 2011, the most in a decade with the exception of 2009. Many of these drugs are for groundbreaking therapies to treat...
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Bennet: Kit Carson and Yuma County Producers Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans

Nov 02, 2011
Kit Carson and Yuma Among Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that on November 9 at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST), the federal government will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The test will last up to three and a half minu...
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Bennet: Chinese Counterfeit Drug Sting Amplifies Need to Update Drug Safety Laws

Chinese Police Arrest 114 People in Counterfeit Drug Ring, Seize $30 Million in Fake Medications

Nov 01, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on news reports that officials in China’s central Henan province arrested 114 people and seized nearly $30 million in fake medications. According to the Associated Press, authorities in the Henan city of Kaifeng said 117 fake drug pro...
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Bennet Statement on NAEP Results

Nov 01, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on today’s release of the 2011 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). “Colorado’s focus on innovative and bold reform is moving our students and schools in the right direction, but there is st...
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Colorado Community Health Centers Win Grant to Improve Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Other Patients

Community Health Centers in Black Hawk, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, Glenwood Springs, Lamar, Loveland, Strasburg, Thornton to Participate in Three-Year Demonstration to Improve Care

Oct 26, 2011
Denver, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded several community health centers across Colorado that have won resources from the Department of Health and Human Services over the next three years to improve coordination and care for Medicare beneficiaries and other patients. “Coloradans all across ou...
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Bennet Highlights Need for Improved Teacher-Training Programs During Greeley School Visit

Hears About UNC-Maplewood Elementary Partnership to Provide Future Teachers with Hands-on Experience

Oct 25, 2011
Greeley, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a former superintendent of Denver Public Schools, today highlighted the need to improve teacher training during a visit to Maplewood Elementary, one of two Greeley schools involved in a partnership with the University of Northern Colorado’s School of Teacher Education ...
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