Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reportedly fired 20,000 workers Layoffs will hurt vulnerable populations, undermine lifesaving research, and weaken American public health WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 37 of his Senate colleagues...
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Demand Answers on DOGE Cuts to Colorado Land Management Facilities
DOGE website announced plans to terminate 17 leases for federal facilities in Colorado that support state wildfire efforts WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse wrote a letter to acting administrator...
Hickenlooper Votes Against Republicans’ Budget Plan
Republicans’ national budget will increase prices for Coloradans, gut critical services, increase the deficit, and give tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy Republicans voted down Hickenlooper-led amendments to protect funding for Medicaid, Social Security WASHINGTON –...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Lower Drug Costs, Hold Big Pharma Accountable for Price Hikes
Bill would extend popular program Americans on Medicare receive to people with private insurance WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 11 of his Senate colleagues to introduce the Lower Drug Costs for Families Act, which would help lower the cost of...
Hickenlooper, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Admin Rescind EO Threatening Federal Employee Collective Bargaining Agreements
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined the full Democratic caucus in urging President Donald Trump to rescind his March 27 executive order that ended collective bargaining agreements between public employee unions and dozens of federal agencies and...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Sanctions on Russia
Legislation would impose sanctions against Russia if it doesn’t engage in peace negotiations with Ukraine WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce the bipartisan Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, which would impose...
Hickenlooper Statement on Trump’s EO to End Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement regarding President Trump’s Executive Order to end collective bargaining with federal labor unions across several federal agencies. The order would impact over one million federal...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Sundance Film Festival to Boulder
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated the announcement that the Sundance Film Festival will move to Boulder, Colorado in 2027. “As mayor and governor, we worked to make Colorado an economic and cultural powerhouse,” said...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Address Wage Discrimination, Close Gender Pay Gap
WASHINGTON – Today, on Equal Pay Day, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus to reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap. “Equal work should always mean equal...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Hears from Coloradans Harmed by Trump Administration Cuts
Hickenlooper toured CU Anschutz, hosted roundtables in Denver and Aurora on proposed VA and Medicaid cuts, and joined postal workers at a rally In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently held multiple events throughout the Denver metro area to talk...
