Bill includes several reforms Hickenlooper spearheaded in Colorado, including a mail-in voting expansion and independent redistricting commissions Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper today teamed up with Senate colleagues to introduce S.1., the For the...
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FACTS: What the American Rescue Plan Means for Coloradans
Today President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping COVID recovery package that will do more to support low-income Americans and middle class families than any piece of legislation in a generation. The widely popular plan is supported by a...
Hickenlooper Delivers COVID Relief for Colorado
Colorado to receive $6B in state and local government funding, $1.2B in emergency relief for K-12 schools, $495M for higher education, $466M for child care Coloradans, including dependents, will receive $1,400 stimulus checks, an extension in unemployment benefits...
Hickenlooper Pushes SBA to Expand COVID Disaster Aid for Small Businesses
Trump administration capped Economic Injury Disaster Loans at a fraction of program’s potential for small businesses in need of critical relief Washington, D.C. -- With one in three small businesses reporting that they will not survive the next few months without...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Background Check Expansion Act to Reduce Gun Violence
National Bill Builds on Colorado's Successful Background Check Law Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 44 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in reintroducing the Background Check Expansion Act to expand federal...
First Freshman Democrat in 42 Years: Hickenlooper to Chair Second Subcommittee, HELP’s Employment and Workplace Safety
Hickenlooper -- who is also chairing the Commerce Subcommittee on Space and Science -- is the first freshman Democrat to chair two subcommittees since 1979 Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) announced today...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Applaud House Passage of CORE Act
Denver –– Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet applauded House passage of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act, their legislation to protect over 400,000 acres of public lands in Colorado and grow the economy. “The CORE Act...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Statement on Defense Secretary Austin’s Visit to Colorado Springs
“We’re hopeful that Secretary Austin will review the decision, pause any actions pending the outcome of the investigation, and commit to keeping Space Command in Colorado” Colorado Springs, Colorado - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet issued the...
Hickenlooper Cosponsors Bennet’s Medicare-X Choice Act to Achieve Universal Health Care
Proposal Cosponsored by 11 Senators Would Help Millions of Americans Access Affordable Coverage and Drastically Reduce Health Care Costs Washington, D.C. –– Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) to...
Hickenlooper Secures Haaland’s Support for CORE Act, Commitment to Visit Colorado & Review Maintaining BLM HQ Out West
The CORE Act -- which is slated to pass the House this week -- would protect 400,000 acres of Colorado public lands Haaland: “President Biden supports a strong outdoor economy… and the Administration also endorses the bill” Washington, D.C. -- During the...