Hickenlooper Highlights Historic $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan

With President Biden’s support, Hickenlooper is part of a bipartisan group writing legislation to make the largest infrastructure investment in nearly a century Denver, Colorado — Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper visited the Southwest Carpenters Regional Training Center to discuss how the bipartisan infrastructure package he helped negotiate would create good-paying jobs, grow the economy, invest in clean energy, and make our nation’s

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Hickenlooper, Whitehouse Introduce RECHARGE Act to Boost Transition to Clean Cars

The RECHARGE Act encourages states to promote equitable and affordable electric vehicle charging, saving drivers money Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced legislation to lower costs for electric vehicle (EV) drivers. The Responsibly and Equitably Change How Auto-charging Rates Get Evaluated (RECHARGE) Act makes it more affordable to drive an electric vehicle by having states review utility

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Hickenlooper, Padilla Introduce Bill to Create New, More Accessible Community Parks

Parks, Jobs and Equity Act invests $500 million to help states and cities build more parks in underserved areas Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Alex Padilla introduced the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act, a bill to create a new, one-time $500 million federal grant program to help state and local governments build new parks and greenspaces to increase access to

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Hickenlooper Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Rejecting Challenge to ACA

Republican-led attack on Affordable Care Act sought to strip health care coverage from millions of Americans Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to uphold the Affordable Care Act, rejecting a partisan challenge to the law that could have stripped health care from half a million Coloradans: “The Affordable Care Act is settled law. The lawsuit sought to

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Hickenlooper Amendment to Ease Barriers to Study Marijuana-Impaired Driving Passes Senate Committee

Amendment directs Department of Transportation to issue public recommendations to make cannabis research easier, paving the way for a national standard to prevent marijuana-impaired driving Washington, D.C.- Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s amendment to pave the way for a national standard to prevent marijuana-impaired driving passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to

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