Bennet, Schatz to NIH: Are we becoming addicted to tech?

Almost Half of Young Children Now Own a Mobile Device

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, today asked the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide more information about technology addiction and its effect on childhood development.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with a group of 30 U.S. senators, today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase the funding cap for a program aimed at improving the quality of health care available to patients in rural areas.
Following a report that the Department of Defense (DoD) revised a January 2018 vulnerability assessment by removing references to climate change and key findings on the risks from sea level rise, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and nearly two dozen colleagues called on the administration to release the unpublished draft of the report and explain why the omissions were made.

Bennet, Senate Democrats Take Final Step Necessary to Force a Vote to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules

With 50 supporters for CRA resolution, Senators only need one more vote to restore open Internet order

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to restore enforceable net neutrality rules. Discharge petitions require signatures from 30 Senators to force a vote, and a simple majority is needed for passage.
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today received an update from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, and Forest Service Interim Chief Vicki Christiansen on the impact that the fire funding fix—which they secured in this year’s omnibus spending bill—will have on upcoming wildfire seasons.