Lawmakers’ push comes as Republicans gutted Medicaid Families without continuous coverage for their children face higher medical bills, increased rates of hospitalization WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and Representatives Diana...
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On 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act, Hickenlooper, Bennet Reintroduce Landmark Voting Rights Bill
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would strengthen protections against potentially discriminatory voting practices Legislation comes amid Texas Republicans’ effort to gerrymander U.S. congressional districts in the next election WASHINGTON – U.S....
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Pettersen Push for Fremont VA Clinic
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet along with Representative Brittany Pettersen called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) to move forward with constructing a long-awaited VA clinic in Fremont...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Demand Public Release of Epstein Files
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet along with 21 of their Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act to direct the Department of Justice to publicly release all files relating to the investigation of Jeffrey...
Hickenlooper, Hurd, Bennet, Crank, Neguse, Evans, Pettersen, Boebert, DeGette, Crow Urge Admin to Release $140 Million in Obligated Federal Funding to Address Colorado River Crisis, Fund Shoshone Project
15 Colorado projects selected for “B2E” funding have yet to receive funding Letter comes as admin recently released funding for two other Colorado projects WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Representative Jeff Hurd along with Senator Michael...
Hickenlooper, Capito Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost AI Standards, Create Guidelines for Third-Party Evaluations of AI
Auditors would verify risk management claims of AI companies and compliance with AI guardrails WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Shelley Moore Capito reintroduced their bipartisan Validation and Evaluation for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (VET AI)...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Transparency in Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine , and Angus King recently introduced the Immigration Enforcement Identification Act to increase transparency, accountability, and safety in immigration law enforcement. This bill...
WATCH: On Medicaid’s 60th Anniversary, Hickenlooper Hammers Republicans’ Reckless Decision to Gut Medicaid, Strip Health Care from 15 Million Americans
Hickenlooper: “They are making the people who suffer the most suffer more. That is not the America that I believe in.” Hickenlooper helped introduce new legislation to repeal Republicans’ health cuts, protect rural hospitals, seniors’ nursing care WASHINGTON – Today,...
Hickenlooper, Murkowski Welcome Pentagon, NOAA Decision to Reverse Plans, Continue Sharing Weather Data Used to Forecast Hurricanes
DOD, NOAA had previously announced they would stop sharing satellite data used to track extreme weather Decision comes after the senators urged the admin to reverse course, address potential implications for hurricane season WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John...
Hickenlooper, Democratic HELP Committee Members Launch Investigation into RFK Jr.’s Reckless Vaccine Committee Firings
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper alongside seven of his Democratic members of Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) launched an investigation into Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s decision...
