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Michael Bennet's Public Statements on Issue: Food Processing and Sales

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03/15/2021 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Reps. Johnson, Craig & Sens. Moran, Bennet Urge Secretary Vilsack to Prioritize Support for Small Meatpackers
02/17/2021 Letter to Jeff Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator - Booker Leads Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Ensure Vaccine Access for Farm and Food Chain Workers
01/22/2021 Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Create "Health Force' to Mobilize Americans and Combat the Coronavirus Pandemic
12/22/2020 Bennet Statement on Senate Approval of COVID-19 Relief in Government Spending Bill
09/02/2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Administration to Clarify Why Farmers Were Denied Access to Critical Relief
08/25/2020 Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of The Dept. of Agriculture, and The Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Tina Smith Lead Bipartisan Group in Calling for Enforcement of Usmca Dairy Provisions
08/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Phyllis Fong, Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture - Bennet Calls for Investigation into Federal Government's Role in the Spread of COVID-19 in Meat Processing Facilities
06/09/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
06/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Answers From Trump Administration On Food Box Program
05/15/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers
04/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
12/04/2019 Bennet Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Take Away Food Assistance from Hundreds of Thousands of Americans
01/11/2019 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
12/07/2018 Hatch, Bicameral Congressmen Release Bipartisan Draft Legislation to Modernize FDA Regulation of Diagnostic Tests
08/03/2017 Bennet Applauds Passage of Bipartisan FDA User Fees Reauthorization Bill
08/02/2017 Bennet Applauds New FDA Initiative
04/05/2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Prioritize Opening Chinese Markets to U.S. Beef
08/02/2016 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
03/16/2016 Bennet: Roberts GMO Labeling Bill Doesn't Strike Right Balance for Colorado
03/01/2016 Bennet Statement on Agriculture Committee's Consideration of Voluntary GMO Labeling Bill
02/24/2016 Bennet Statement on Confirmation of FDA Commissioner
01/01/2016 Issue Position: Putting Colorado First
01/28/2015 Older Americans Act Advances with Bennet-Backed "Locally Grown Foods' Provision
07/10/2014 Lawmakers Want Safety Caps on Liquid Nicotine for E-Cigarettes
05/05/2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the FDA - Regarding New Food Safety Rules

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