jeanne shaheen
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Bennet offers amendment to shield non-citizens in the U.S. military
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Michael Bennet, Colorado’s senior senator, wants to protect non-citizens who have volunteered to serve in the U.S. military as the Trump administration gets tough of immigration policy. Bennet is cosponsoring an amendment to shield the legal immigration status of those enrolled in the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest. A backlog of background checks already…
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Bennet leads Democratic senators who want Defense Department to find and clean up water toxins
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Colorado’s Michael Bennet is one of seven Senate Democrats who signed a letter last week pressuring the Defense Department to find and clean up water contamination. “Residents of our states are concerned about exposure, and what this means for their health and safety,” the senators wrote. “We urge your support for programs that address the…
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Gardner co-sponsors federal building energy saving bill
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For the fourth straight year, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, is among a bipartisan team of legislators trying to push a bill through Congress that encourages energy savings in federal buildings. Gardner, as he has done since 2013 with earlier versions of the bill, helped introduce the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017…