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Sen. Bennett speaks about his commitment to permanent and portable healthcare for all Americans at a press conference announcing the new Coalition to Advance Healthcare Reform. From left to right: Safeway CEO Steve Burd, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bennett, General Mills CEO Stephen Sanger and Cong. Brian Baird (D-Wash.).
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Bennett on the Record
Speeches
Floor Statements
Press Releases
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CBO Finds Healthy Americans Act Would Lead to Surpluses by 2014 (05/01/2008) |
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Senators Inouye and Corker Sponsor
Healthy Americans Act (03/14/2008) |
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Senator Bennett Comments on President Bush's State of the Union Address (01/29/2008) |
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Senator Bennett's Rural Business Conference Returns to Price in March (01/25/2008) |
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Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Over $290 Million Requested by Bennett for Utah Projects (12/19/2007) |
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Baker's Dozen for the Healthy Americans Act (12/07/2007) |
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Senators Lieberman and Crapo Sponsor Healthy Americans Act (11/13/2007) |
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Bennett's $4 Million Passes Final Hurdle in Congress, but the White House May Veto the Bill (11/09/2007) |
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Senate Approves Over $4 Million for Utah Health, Education, Labor, and Arts Projects Requested by Bennett (10/23/2007) |
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Senator Bennett to Participate in Health Care Discussion in New York (10/19/2007) |
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Bennett and Hatch Offer Senate Resolution Honoring U of U Nobel Prize Winner (10/18/2007) |
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Wyden, Bennett Welcome New Senate Sponsors of the Healthy Americans Act (10/02/2007) |
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Bennett Says SCHIP Proposal Does Not Focus Enough on Low-Income, Uninsured Children (09/28/2007) |
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Bennett Votes Against SCHIP, Says Program Needs to Return to Original Focus (08/02/2007) |
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Bennett Says Congress Should Act Now to Provide Every American with Health Care (06/26/2007) |
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$3 Million for Utah Education and Health Care Highlighted in Senate Bill (06/21/2007) |
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Senators Murray and Bennett Introduce Legislation to Strengthen America's Commitment to Understanding and Treating Lupus (05/10/2007) |
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Bennett, Wyden, Baird and Emerson Propose First Bipartisan, Comprehensive Bill in More than a Decade to Guarantee Health
Coverage for All Americans (05/02/2007) |
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Senator Bennett Votes To Support Stem Cell Research Bills (04/12/2007) |
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Bennett Supports Stem Cell Research, Votes for Continued Funding in Regulated Environment (07/18/2006) |
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Senate Unanimously Approves Mike Leavitt as New Secretary of Health, and Human Services (01/26/2005) |
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Bennett Lauds Bush's Choice of Leavitt for the Next HHS Secretary (12/13/2004) |
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Hatch and Bennett Will Host Two Medicare Drug Discount Card Town Meetings (06/02/2004) |
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Bennett Says New Medicare.gov Website an Important Resource for Utah Seniors (04/01/2004) |
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Senate Passes Landmark Medicare Reform Bill (11/25/2003) |
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Congress Approves Name Change for Utah's VA Med Center (11/22/2003) |
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Bennett Votes Yes to Provide Prescription Drug Coverage for America's Seniors (06/27/2003) |
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Bennett Calls for Equity in Disability Funding (06/11/2003) |
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Bennett and Lance Armstrong Raise Awareness for Cancer Research (10/03/2002) |
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Bennett Votes Against Patients' Bill Which Will Cause Sweeping Cancellation of Health Insurance Policies (07/29/2001) |
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Bennett Announces Support of Federal Guidelines for Stem Cell Research (07/20/2001) |
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Senate Passage of Budget a "Great Victory for President," Says Bennett (05/10/2001) |
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Clinton Proposal on Medical Records Uses Bennett Bill as Framework (10/29/1999) |
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Bennett Commends Natalie Sadler, Utah’s Juvenile Diabetes Children’s Congress Representative (05/21/1999) |
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Bennett Introduces Bill Governing Use of Personal Medical Data (04/26/1999) |
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Bennett Moves Forward with Bill to Protect Privacy of Medical Records (10/09/1998) |
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Bennett Renews Call for Federal Protection of Medical Records (10/28/1997) |
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Bennett Offers Sweeping Reforms to Ensure Privacy of Personal Medical Records (10/24/1995) |
Other Speeches
Bennett-Funded Health Care Projects
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$1 million |
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Association of Utah Community Health – To
help meet the most immediate health care needs for the under served. |
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$500,000 |
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University of Utah – Telemedicine Outreach
Program will develop a comprehensive suite of telehealth services
in Utah and the Intermountain
West. |
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$500,000 |
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Syracuse City Senior Citizen and Community Center – This
funding will help construct a year-round community center for senior
citizen programs, after school activities for single parent and
working families, public health programs, and recreational programs
for at-risk youth. |
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$150,000 |
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Moran Eye Center – Facility expansion to accommodate
retinol
disease research. |
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| Fiscal Year
2003 |
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$500,000 |
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Huntsman Cancer Institute – Genealogical
Database |
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$500,000 |
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Weber State University – Rural Nursing Care |
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| Fiscal Year
2002 |
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$500,000 |
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Department of Health and Human
Services support for federal cooperation with the Environmental
and Public Health Alliance to perform necessary public health services
during the 2002 Winter Olympics. |
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| Fiscal Year
2001 |
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$200,000 |
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Montezuma Creek Community Health Center
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| Fiscal Year
2000 |
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$1.9 million |
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University of Utah – Radioactive
Iodine-131 and Thyroid Cancer Study |
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$1 million |
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Demonstration Project of children’s
Hospice
Care for Virginia, Kentucky, Florida, New York, and Utah. |
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| Fiscal Year
1999 |
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$1.9 million |
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University of Utah – Radioactive
Iodine-131
and Thyroid Cancer Study |
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$200,000 |
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Utah Area Health Education Center demonstration
project
for rural and underserved areas. |
Key Votes
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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
of 2003 (S. 1053, passed Senate) – 108th Congress |
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State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Extension, PL 108-74 (H.R. 2854) |
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Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003, PL 108-155 (S.
650) |
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Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization
Act, PL 108-173 (H.R. 1) |
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Medicare Reimbursement Act, PL 106-133 (H.R. 3194) |
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Older Americans Act Reauthorization, PL 106-501 (H.R.
782) |
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Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act, PL
106-505 (H.R. 2498) |
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Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Act, PL 106-354 (H.R. 4386) |
Details on the above legislation may be found on THOMAS,
a service of the Library of Congress website.
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