DENVER – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement in response to a report by the Denver Post that an entire pod was placed on quarantine after being exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at the Aurora ICE Detention Facility. Neither ICE nor local...
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New Report: CO Families Have Spent $4,500 More On Goods & Services Under President Trump
Hickenlooper: “This isn’t the ‘Golden Age’ President Trump pretends it is” WASHINGTON – As President Trump’s tariffs and war with Iran continue to hurt Colorado families, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper highlighted the cost-of-living emergency that’s plaguing the...
Hickenlooper Calls on Trump Administration to Reverse Colorado Disaster Aid Denials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement calling on the Trump administration to reverse its decision denying Individual Assistance (IA) and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding which were part of the State’s request...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Push Back on BLM’s Oil, Gas Lease Sales within the Southern Ute Reservation
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet called on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to work directly with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to respond to their opposition to the roughly 2,500 acres of land the BLM opened for oil and...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump Admin on Cost of Iran War
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin and 43 of their Senate colleagues to demand a full accounting of the costs of President Trump’s reckless war of choice with Iran. The senators...
Hickenlooper Video Statement on Increasing Mortgage Rates
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper called out President Trump’s broken agenda for fueling inflation and leading to higher mortgage rates. Mortgage rates – which just hit over 7% – are the highest since President Trump took office, after increasing four...
Hickenlooper Calls for Congressional Action, Hearings on AI Regulation
“We’re entering a new and dangerous era of artificial intelligence, and we need stronger guardrails to protect against the risks” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper called on the Senate Commerce Committee to act on responsible AI regulation and begin...
WATCH: Hickenlooper Takes Aim at Trump’s “Golden Age of Corruption” in Senate Floor Speech
Hickenlooper: “It's an era of spoils and bribery for the powerful and well-connected, while you are left behind.” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper took to the Senate floor to call out President Trump for his corruption and the cost-of-living...
New Data: 12,598 Colorado Kids Have Already Lost SNAP Benefits
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Report shows 33,681 Coloradans, including 12,598 kids, have already lost SNAP benefits due to HR1 WASHINGTON – New analysis from the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities shows that 33,681 total Coloradans, including 12,598...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Visits Kids First Health Care to Discuss Medicaid Cuts, Falling Vaccination Rates
New CDC data shows Colorado has the sixth-lowest reported kindergarten MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination rate among states and D.C. COLORADO – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently visited Kids First Health Care in Commerce...
