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Bennet, Moran, Johnson, Craig Urge Secretary Vilsack to Prioritize Support for Small Meatpackers in American Rescue Plan Implementation

Funding in COVID-19 Relief Bill Will Help Support Small Meatprocessing Facilities to Prevent Backlogs in the Food Supply Chain

Mar 16, 2021
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.) urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to prioritize reducing U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) overtime fees for very small and small meatpackers as he works to implement the American Rescue Plan, which designated $100 million to reduce these fees, based on Bennet’s Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act.
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Bennet To Chair Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources and Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure

From Leadership Positions, Bennet Will Lead Committee Efforts to Advance Climate Resilience

Mar 15, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced he will chair the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources and the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance’s Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure.
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Bennet Statement on the Nomination of Jonathan Davidson to Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs at Treasury

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate his Chief of Staff, Jonathan Davidson, to serve at the Department of Treasury

Mar 11, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate his Chief of Staff, Jonathan Davidson, to serve at the Department of Treasury: “President Biden could not have made a better choice than selecting Jon to serve as...
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