Health care advocates sounded the alarm today about potential budget shortfalls for Colorado’s Medicaid program, the state-federal health insurance program for low-income residents.
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Colo Senator Urges Facebook to Defend American Democracy
Last week, in a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) called on Facebookâs CEO to defend American civil rights, after an audit showed that the platform has a negative effect on democracy.
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U.S. Lawmakers: New ICE Stance on International Students is “Cruel”
A recent Trump administration decision to mandate that international students take at least one in-person course this fall–or risk deportation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)–has drastically impacted the lives of non-immigration international students studying in the U.S.
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Bennet Calls on McConnell to Allow Senate to Vote on Pro-Immigrant Dream Act
On June 22, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet joined all his Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), calling on him to take up the American Dream and Promise Act (ADPA).
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Sen. Bennet Introduces Sweeping Legislation to Improve Police Accountability
Democratic senators introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 this week, aiming to improve national police training, accountability, and transparency.
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Colorado Senator Michael Bennet Urges the Military Not to Suppress George Floyd Protests
Colorado senator Michael Bennet and 20 other senators sent a letter urging the military not to deploy troops against the George Floyd protests.
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Trump Tax Cuts Put U.S. in Bad Position to Pay Coronavirus Bills, Says Sen. Bennet at Town Hall
With financial fears, healthcare concerns, and rumors spreading across the state and the nation, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) held a telephone town hall to answer constituents’ questions and provide up-to-date information.
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At Town Hall, Bennet Tackles Government Corruption, Democracy
At a town hall meeting in Littleton last night, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) faced repeated questions about difficulties in accessing healthcare, rising tuition and student loan interest, veterans’ and women’s rights, and restoring people’s faith in democracy.
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Court Decision on Whether to Kill Obamacare Could Hit Hard in Colorado
Health care advocates in Colorado are worried that any day now, a federal court could move the nation towards undoing the Affordable Care Act, a development that would create a chaotic situation, and by one estimate, double the number of uninsured in the state.
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Activists Rally Outside Office of Sen. Michael Bennet to Protest His Silence on the Green New Deal
Environmental activists with the Boulder Sunrise Movement held a rally Tuesday outside of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s (D-CO) office calling on him to support the environmental resolution known as the Green New Deal.