Every day, millions of Americans struggle with the crushing burden of health
care costs while Washington ignores the problem. Senator Salazar believes
that Washington has a moral obligation to make sure that all Americans
have quality health care they can afford. While our health care system
is the envy of many in the world, too many families cannot afford to access
that system, and too many more struggle to provide even a basic level
of health coverage to their families or employees.
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| Press Releases |
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Date |
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| Sen. Salazar's
Statement on Senate Passage of Bill to Fight Global AIDS Epidemic |
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07.16.2008 |
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| UPDATE:
Senate Overrides President's Medicare Veto |
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07.16.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar: "Medicare Vote Saves the Day for America's Seniors, Doctors,
and Service Members" |
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07.09.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar, Medicare Patients and Doctors Call for Immediate Action to
Prevent Devastating Medicare Cuts |
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07.07.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Votes to Protect Seniors from Devastating Medicare Cuts |
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06.26.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Secures Funding for Key Colorado Health, Education Priorities
in Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill |
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06.26.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar and Sen. Finance Committee Hold National Bipartisan Health
Care Summit to Gear Up for Reform |
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06.16.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar's Statement on Delay to Urgent Medicare 'Fix' Legislation |
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06.12.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Continues to Fight to Reform Broken Health Care System |
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06.11.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Seeks Answers to High Cost, Low Quality Health Care Conundrum |
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06.04.2008 |
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| Salazar
Statement on Inclusion of Medicaid Provisions in Emergency Supplemental |
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05.22.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar: 'We Must Continue to Identify Ways to Address the Silent
Health Care Crisis of Alzheimer's Disease' |
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05.14.2008 |
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| Senate
Finance Committee Takes First Step to Discuss Broad Health Care Reform
Solutions |
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05.06.2008 |
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| Sen. Salazar
Statement on ‘Cover the Uninsured Week’ |
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04.29.2008 |
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| Sens.
Salazar, Snowe Working to Prevent and Detect Osteoporosis |
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03.05.2008 |
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| Senate
Passes Long Overdue Indian Health Bill Taking Major Steps to Alleviate
Health Disparities in Native American Communities |
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02.26.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Fights for Indian Health Bill in Senate |
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01.24.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Addresses Families USA Conference on Health Care Reform |
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01.24.2008 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Statement on Medicare Agreement and Children’s Health Insurance
Extension Funding |
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12.19.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Secures Funding for Key Priorities in Denver Metro Region;
Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passes in Senate |
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12.18.2007 |
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| Sen. Salazar
Secures Funding for Key Priorities in I-70 West Region; Omnibus Appropriations
Bill Passes in Senate |
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12.18.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Secures Funding for Key Priorities in the San Luis Valley;
Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passes in Senate |
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12.18.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Secures Funding for Key Priorities in Northwest Colorado;
Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passes in Senate |
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12.18.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Secures Funding for Key Priorities in the Four Corners Region;
Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passes in Senate |
|
12.18.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar, Reps. Salazar and Perlmutter Announce $61.3 Million for Fitzsimons
VA Hospital |
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12.17.2007 |
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| Senator
Salazar Statement on President Bush’s THIRD Veto of Children’s Health
Insurance Program |
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12.12.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Introduces Bill to Ensure that Sole Community Hospitals Receive
Adequate Medicare Reimbursements |
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11.19.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Addresses Safety of Elder Americans in Nursing Homes at Aging
Committee Hearing |
|
11.19.2007 |
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| UPDATE:
President Vetoes Bill with Important Funding for Health Care and Education
Projects in Colorado |
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11.13.2007 |
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| Sen. Salazar’s
Statement on the Senate Sending Responsible Children’s Health Insurance
Legislation to the President’s Desk, Again |
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11.1.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Works to Bolster Colorado-Centered National Traumatic Brain
Injury Model System of Care Program |
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10.19.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Announces Project Funding for Health Care and Education Projects
in Colorado |
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10.18.2007 |
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| Sen. Salazar
Disappointed by House Vote Failing to Override President’s Veto of
Children’s Health Insurance Program |
|
10.18.2007 |
| |
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| Sen. Salazar
Statement on President Bush Veto of Children’s Health Insurance Program |
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10.3.2007 |
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| Sen. Salazar
Praises Passage of Children’s Health Insurance Program, Encourages
President to Reconsider Veto Threat |
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09.27.2007 |
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| Sens.
Salazar and Roberts Introduce Legislation to Preserve Medicare Access
to Clinical Laboratories |
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09.26.2007 |
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|
| Sen. Salazar
Statement on House-Senate Compromise on Children’s Health Insurance
Program |
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09.21.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Pushes to Expand Access to Health Care in Rural Colorado |
|
09.04.2007 |
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| Colorado
Senators' Request to Improve DOD Mental Health Practices Gains Progress |
|
08.20.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar: Passage of Children's Health Insurance Makes Significant
Investmetn in Our Children's Future |
|
08.02.2007 |
| |
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| Sen.
Salazar Makes Remarks on Bolstering Children's Health Insurance Program |
|
07.31.2007 |
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| Sen.
Salazar Praises Finance Committee Passage of SCHIP; Works to Improve
Children's Health Insurance Program that will Impact Thousands of
Colorado Children |
|
07.19.2007 |
| |
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|
| Sen.
Salazar Blasts President Bush’s Veto Threat of Program to Insure Colorado’s
Children |
|
07.17.2007 |
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|
| UPDATE:
Sen. Salazar announces health care access victory for thousands
of La Plata county residents |
|
06.27.2007 |
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| UPDATE:
Allard-Salazar bill to fully authorize Fitzsimons approved by Senate
Veterans’ Affairs Committee |
|
06.27.2007 |
|
| UPDATE:
Sen. Salazar wins first round in fight to improve health care access
for rural Colorado veterans |
|
06.27.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar announces early project funding for health care and education
projects in Colorado |
|
06.25.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar fights for health care services in La Plata county |
|
06.08.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar calls for investigation of allegations of pressure sales
tactics for Medicare Advantage/ Fights to protect rural seniors
access to prescription drugs |
|
05.09.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar statement on Rocky Flats SEC vote |
|
05.03.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar fights to protect key food safety labs/ Including key facility
in Colorado |
|
05.03.2007 |
|
| Colorado
delegation unites to defend Rocky Flats workers’ access to
health care benefits |
|
05.02.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar announces new VA clinic for eastern Colorado |
|
05.01.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar applauds success of Nurse-Family Partnership, continues
bipartisan fight to expand program under SCHIP |
|
04.24.2007 |
|
| Senators
work to improve access to health care for rural veterans |
|
04.18.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar fights for eastern Colorado to host new VA health clinic |
|
04.13.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar fights to lower prescription drug costs and increase access |
|
04.12.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar applauds stem cell vote in Senate today |
|
04.11.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar congratulates today’s announced land acquisition for
Fitzsimons |
|
04.04.2007 |
|
| Sens.
Salazar, Specter introduce bill to expand Nurse-Family Partnership
to all 50 states |
|
04.03.2007 |
|
| Salazar
takes action to improve DOD and VA health care services |
|
03.07.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar fights for nurse visitation program for low-income mothers
and children |
|
02.01.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar renews call for Congressional focus on mental health treatment
for service members and veterans |
|
01.26.2007 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar pushes for fair treatment of independent, rural pharmacists |
|
09.25.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar urges HCA-HealthOne and United Healthcare to resolve impasse
and maintain care for 850,000 Coloradans |
|
08.31.2006 |
|
| Senate
approves Sen. Salazar’s vision creating Rural Veterans Health
Care Office in V.A. |
|
08.04.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar calls for hearing on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment
for America’s veterans |
|
08.03.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar’s “Rural Veterans Care Act” to receive
committee consideration |
|
06.19.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar urges renewed efforts to improve veteran benefits |
|
06.08.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar pledges to continue work on comprehensive health care solutions |
|
05.11.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar receives VA commitment to improve rural vets care |
|
05.11.2006 |
|
| Sens.
Allard, Salazar remind Colorado seniors Of May 15 deadline to enroll
in Medicare Prescription Drug Plan |
|
05.03.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar pledges to continue fight for Rocky Flats workers’
benefits and comments on NIOSH’s assertion it has enough information
to calculate workers’ radiation doses |
|
04.20.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar urges Congress to provide VA with resources to move forward
on Fitzsimons |
|
04.06.2006 |
|
| Senator
Salazar raises awareness for early childhood education |
|
04.03.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar and Cong. Udall fight for Rocky Flats workers, Cold War
veterans |
|
03.16.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar applauds next step in building new VA Hospital |
|
02.23.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar votes for fiscal responsibility, as Senate sustains Budget
point of order against asbestos legislation |
|
02.14.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar votes to proceed on the Asbestos Bill but believes it may
be fiscally irresponsible and should not be the Senate’s first
priority |
|
02.07.2006 |
|
| Speech:
Meeting the Challenges of Medicare Drug Benefit Implementation |
|
02.02.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar reacts to President’s State of the Union address |
|
01.31.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar urges President to lead in resolution of American health
care crisis |
|
01.30.2006 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar requests proof that VA is improving efforts to answer veterans’
questions by phone |
|
01.24.2006 |
|
| Obama
and Salazar ask Administration to correct Medicare Part D |
|
12.08.2005 |
|
| Salazar-McCain
commission to develop recommendations to address America’s health
care crisis |
|
11.22.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar Urges State to Investigate Flu Vaccine Distribution Problems |
|
11.08.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar disappointed Rocky Flats workers still denied benefits |
|
11.07.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar’s 64 County Meetings Identify Coloradans Concerns: Energy,
Health Care & Iraq |
|
10.25.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar urges states to outlaw dangerous rebirthing procedure |
|
10.18.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar urges administration to take immediate action to prepare nation
for avian flu outbreak |
|
10.06.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar helps focus V.A. on budget discipline and rural veterans’
healthcare |
|
09.22.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar calls for investigation into V.A. nursing policies |
|
09.20.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar bills for blind veterans and long term care adopted by Senate
Vets Committee |
|
09.15.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar statement on DOE decision to clean up Rocky Flast hot spots |
|
09.12.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar congratulates department on $7.4 million preparedness grant |
|
08.25.2005 |
|
| Sen. Salazar
wins important medicare fix for rural hospitals – more than
12K Coloradans directly benefit |
|
08.05.2005 |
|
| Sen. Salazar
calls for investigation of V.A. issues that led to surprise $1B shortfall
in Vets health care |
|
08.04.2005 |
|
| Senators
Allard, Salazar offer amendment to benefit Rocky Flats workers |
|
07.22.2005 |
|
| Sen. Salazar's
statement on ID of Fitzsimons/ V.A. Hospital site |
|
07.12.2005 |
|
| Sen. Salazar
continues fight for Colorado veterans with four bills to improve veterans'
quality of life |
|
06.09.2005 |
|
| Sen.
Salazar asks for nominations to medicaid commission |
|
05.27.2005 |
|
| Senator
Salazar leads Senate to unanimously approve restoring key rural education
and health care funds |
|
03.17.2005 |
|
|
|
|
| Senator
Salazar leads Senate fight on behalf of sick Rocky Flats employees |
|
03.09.2005 |
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