Press Releases

Bennet Applauds Announcement of $69 Million Loan for Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative

Loan Will Help Provide High-Quality, Affordable Health Care

Jul 27, 2012
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it has awarded a $69,396,000 loan to Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative, Inc. (CHI) in Colorado to launch a new private non-profit, consumer-governed health insurance company, called a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP). "The co-op will help provide m...
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In Face of Worst Drought in Decades, Bennet and Udall Call on House to Pass Farm Bill

Senators Send Letter to House Leadership Urging Passage of Vital Resources

Jul 26, 2012
In the face of the worst drought in 50 years, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are urging the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives to take up and pass the 2012 Farm Bill which includes vital resources to assist farmers and ranchers suffering from the drought. In the letter to House Speaker John Boeh...
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Bennet Accepts 'Best of Congress' Award for Support of Working Parents

Bipartisan Group of 30 Lawmakers Honored by Corporate Voices for Working Families and Working Mother Media

Jul 25, 2012
Corporate Voices for Working Families and Working Mother Media today announced Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is being recognized for demonstrating leadership on efforts to improve the quality of life for working parents. The organizations paid tribute to a bipartisan group of 30 members of Congress for their advocacy. &ldq...
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Bennet Statement on Aurora Movie Theater Shooting

Jul 20, 2012
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after learning of the tragic shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado early this morning. “This was a horrible, senseless and abhorrent act. My family and I are shocked and deeply saddened this morning and our hearts are with the victims and their...
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Colorado Delegation Asks FEMA to Extend Additional Support to Fire Victims

Letter Requests Aid for Housing, Individual Assistance

Jul 19, 2012
The entire Colorado Congressional delegation today asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expand the major Presidential disaster declaration to include housing support, small business disaster loans, and other individual assistance for victims of the Colorado wildfires in El Paso and Larimer Counties. The letter to...
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Bennet Introduces Bill to Preserve Hermosa Creek Watershed

Bill Would Protect More Than 100,000 Acres in San Juan National Forest, Designate 38,000 acres of new Wilderness

Jul 18, 2012
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced a bill to protect more than 100,000 acres of the Hermosa Creek Watershed, an area in the San Juan National Forest north of Durango. The bill would establish a long-term management plan for the land based on recommendations from the Hermosa Creek River Protection Workgroup, which...
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Bennet: STEM Teachers Vital to Future of Our Kids, Country

Jul 18, 2012
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the Administration’s announcement that it plans to create a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Teachers Corps. “We need to train the next generation of engineers and scientists – but we also need to train the next generati...
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