Senate Adopts Bennet Amendment to Ensure Kids Can Sit with Parents on Planes, Allow Pregnant Women to Pre-Board

Measure Also Ensures TSA Cannot Separate Children from Their Parents During Screening Process

Apr 12, 2016

The Senate adopted Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's amendment to ensure young children can sit with their parents on flights and won't be separated from their parents by TSA during security screening.

Bennet Marks Equal Pay Day, Calls for Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act

Equal Pay Day Marks How Far Into a Year a Woman Must Work, On Average, to Earn as Much as a Man Earned the Previous Year

Apr 12, 2016

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today marked Equal Pay Day by calling on Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to help close the pay gap between women and men working the same jobs.

Bennet Statement on Wind Industry Annual Report

Colorado Ranked 5th in Nation for Wind Power Capacity Additions

Apr 12, 2016

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the 2015 annual report released today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).

Bennet, Gardner, Tipton, Hickenlooper Urge EPA to Proceed Thoughtfully with Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Work

Call on EPA to address remaining concerns of local communities. Urge agency to operate water treatment plant at full capacity, move claims and reimbursement process forward quickly

Apr 11, 2016

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner and Congressman Scott Tipton sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, along with Governor John Hickenlooper, urging the agency to implement the Superfund designation in a way that works for local communities.

Bennet Pushing Changes to Ensure Young Children Can Sit with Their Parents on Airplanes and Provide Accommodations for Pregnant Women

Would also ensure TSA cannot separate children from their parents during screening process

Apr 11, 2016

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has introduced an amendment to ensure young children can sit with their parents on flights and won't be separated from their parents by TSA during security screening, and to provide accommodations for pregnant women traveling through our nation's airports.

Bennet, Ernst, Ayotte, and Warren Introduce Tax Credit for Family Caregivers

Apr 08, 2016

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, co-chair of the Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus, introduced the Credit for Caring Act along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to provide up to a $3,000 nonrefundable tax credit to working family caregivers for qualified expenses.

Senate Adopts Bennet-Backed Amendment to Strengthen Security at DIA, U.S. Airports

Enhances Security in the Non-Secure “Soft” Target Areas of Airports

Apr 07, 2016

The Senate today passed an amendment introduced by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and several of his colleagues to strengthen U.S. airport security, especially in non-secure "soft" target areas at airports like check-in and baggage claim areas.

Bennet Statement on EPA Proposal to Add Bonita Peak Mining District to National Priorities List

Apr 06, 2016

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their proposal to add Bonita Peak Mining District to the Superfund Program's National Priorities List (NPL):

Bennet Backed-Amendment Would Help Strengthen Security at DIA, Nation's Airports

Seeks to Enhance Security in the Non-Secure “Soft” Target Areas of Airports

Apr 06, 2016

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined several of his colleges in introducing an amendment that would strengthen U.S. airport security, especially in non-secure "soft" target areas at airports like check-in and baggage claim areas.

Senate HELP Committee Holds Markup for PATH Act to Create Streamlined Antibiotic Approval Pathway

Apr 06, 2016

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a mark-up today to consider the PATH Act, sponsored by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT).

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Senate Adopts Bennet Amendment to Ensure Kids Can Sit with Parents on Planes, Allow Pregnant Women to Pre-Board

Measure Also Ensures TSA Cannot Separate Children from Their Parents During Screening Process

Bennet Marks Equal Pay Day, Calls for Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act

Equal Pay Day Marks How Far Into a Year a Woman Must Work, On Average, to Earn as Much as a Man Earned the Previous Year

Bennet Statement on Wind Industry Annual Report

Colorado Ranked 5th in Nation for Wind Power Capacity Additions

Bennet, Gardner, Tipton, Hickenlooper Urge EPA to Proceed Thoughtfully with Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Work

Call on EPA to address remaining concerns of local communities. Urge agency to operate water treatment plant at full capacity, move claims and reimbursement process forward quickly

Bennet Pushing Changes to Ensure Young Children Can Sit with Their Parents on Airplanes and Provide Accommodations for Pregnant Women

Would also ensure TSA cannot separate children from their parents during screening process

Bennet, Ernst, Ayotte, and Warren Introduce Tax Credit for Family Caregivers

Senate Adopts Bennet-Backed Amendment to Strengthen Security at DIA, U.S. Airports

Enhances Security in the Non-Secure “Soft” Target Areas of Airports

Bennet Statement on EPA Proposal to Add Bonita Peak Mining District to National Priorities List

Bennet Backed-Amendment Would Help Strengthen Security at DIA, Nation's Airports

Seeks to Enhance Security in the Non-Secure “Soft” Target Areas of Airports

Senate HELP Committee Holds Markup for PATH Act to Create Streamlined Antibiotic Approval Pathway

Measure Also Ensures TSA Cannot Separate Children from Their Parents During Screening Process

Equal Pay Day Marks How Far Into a Year a Woman Must Work, On Average, to Earn as Much as a Man Earned the Previous Year

Colorado Ranked 5th in Nation for Wind Power Capacity Additions

Call on EPA to address remaining concerns of local communities. Urge agency to operate water treatment plant at full capacity, move claims and reimbursement process forward quickly

Would also ensure TSA cannot separate children from their parents during screening process

Enhances Security in the Non-Secure “Soft” Target Areas of Airports

Seeks to Enhance Security in the Non-Secure “Soft” Target Areas of Airports

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