u.s. sen. michael bennet
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Bennet ‘optimistic’ for bipartisan support of alternative policing bill as O’Dea slams plan
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The battle to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate spilled over into a debate over expanding Denver’s alternative policing program nationwide. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Denver, introduced a bill to fund alternative policing programs across the country, inspired by the Denver Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) Program. As Bennet held a press conference praising the…
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Colo. tribal advocates appeal to Congress to preserve Native American languages
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WASHINGTON – A Colorado senator and tribal advocates added their support to a plea to Congress on Wednesday to help preserve Native American languages. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing to consider methods for preserving quickly disappearing Native American languages that are vanishing as their speakers become increasingly assimilated into mainstream America.…
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THE PODIUM | Colorado’s Bennet, Gardner must scrutinize court pick on LGBTQ rights
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In a few short weeks, the nation will be watching closely as the U.S. Senate begins its confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who has been tapped by President Trump as the replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy. If confirmed to the highest court in the land, Kavanaugh would be tasked with immediately deciding…
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Senate searches for ways to reduce health care administrative costs
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WASHINGTON – Health care officials at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday advocated methods to reduce the industry’s administrative expenses in ways similar to those proposed by Colorado Democrats. Administrative burdens from insurers and government regulators commonly represent 8 percent of patients’ bills, according to the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.…
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BIDLACK | Trump team denigrates expertise; shakeup at VA is a case in point
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I stood in a very deep hole a few years ago, when I was a staffer working veterans issues for Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. I had been given my very simple marching orders – make Colorado the best state for veterans – by the boss. Which is how I ended up in that hole.…
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BIDLACK | There’s no news in good news — or in good government
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Did you hear the one about the time the government worked efficiently and made everyone happy? I’m betting not, but I strongly believe that government actually works pretty well for most people most of the time. It’s common to assert that our elected officials and the bureaucracy they oversee are all a bunch of thieving…
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Bennet: It’s cheaper, smarter to educate when we incarcerate
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Send a convict to prison, and he’ll go straight only for as long as he’s behind bars; give him an education, and there’s a far better chance he’ll stay on the straight and narrow the rest of his life. That’s seems to be the thinking behind legislation introduced in Washington last week by Colorado Democratic…
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You for the DREAM Act? Then, march on Cory Gardner’s office! Oh, wait a minute …
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… The state’s Republican first-term U.S. senator is already in favor of it. In fact, he and fellow Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, co-sponsored legislation last fall – the DREAM Act of 2017 – to do just that after President Trump had rescinded the executive order that had been used to implement the policy…
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Sens. Gardner and Bennet: Rural Colorado kids are counting on you to save CHP+
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When it comes to health disparities, it’s a tale of the teeth: Families of color and low-income kids and families are less likely to have access to dental care. This can lead to a lifetime of problems, including serious illness. Diabetes, heart disease and stroke are all associated with poor oral health. Which makes the…
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A fitting tribute to two much-loved, much-missed mountaineers
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The spirit of two Colorado mountaineers is a little closer to living on in the form of mountains, with this week’s House passage of H.R. 2768. CD3 U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton and U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner are working to pass a bill through Congress that would name two peaks on the border…
