Bipartisan Legislation Updates Medicare Reimbursement Rates For Emergency Air Medical Services, Improving Access to Care
Jun 01, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) alongside U.S. Representatives Ron Estes (R-Kan.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) introduced legislation to improve access to emergency air medical services that are critical for saving lives, particularly for Americans living in rural communities.
Bennet to Meet the President Upon Arrival at Peterson Space Force Base This Evening
May 31, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper released the following statement welcoming President Joe Biden to Colorado before he delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs:
Bennet’s Bill Would Lower Food Prices for Americans, Lower Wage Costs for Farmers, Bring Thousands of Farm Workers Out of the Shadows
May 31, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement ahead of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigrant workers and their vital contributions to the U.S. economy:
Four Space Force Units Based In Colorado Springs Will Bring Hundreds Of Jobs To The State
May 31, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed the announcement that four U.S. Space Force units (Deltas 12 and 15, along with the 74th and 75th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) squadrons), will be permanently headquartered in Colorado Springs.
Bipartisan Bill Strengthens the Authority of the United States Forest Service to Lease Underutilized Sites to Address Local Needs
May 25, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced the Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act to help address the housing shortage in rural and mountain communities.
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 25 of their colleagues in introducing the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, legislation to establish a formal commission to investigate, document, and acknowledge past injustices of the federal government's Indian Boarding School Policies.
Bennet Welcomes Support of Mental and Behavioral Health Parity and Integration Bill
May 23, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed support from 46 mental and behavioral health organizations for his legislation to increase access to mental and behavioral health care for kids, seniors, and low-income Americans.
Farmers’ Suicide Rate Is Three and a Half Times Higher Than The General Population
May 22, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce the Farmers First Act of 2023, legislation to address the mental health crisis in rural America and expand access to critical mental health support and resources for our nation’s farming and ranching communities.
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the seven Colorado River Basin states agreed to the submission of a Lower Basin proposal for analysis under the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
