Legislation would expand protections under the Family Medical Leave Act to include a wider range of caregivers WASHINGTON – Today, on the 32nd anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined nine of his Senate colleagues to...
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Hurd, Neguse, DeGette, Crow, Pettersen Urge Trump Admin to Reinstate Fired Forest Service Red Card Holders, Help Prevent Wildfire Incidents
Red card holders are USFS employees qualified to prevent and respond to wildfire incidents WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Representatives Jeff Hurd, Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, and Brittany Pettersen urged...
Hickenlooper Cheers Final Passage of His Bill to Curb AI Deepfakes, Protect Our Children
TAKE IT DOWN Act will crack down on malicious uses of AI and protect victims of “deepfake porn” Legislation passed the Senate this February, now heads to President’s desk to be signed into law WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper celebrated the final...
Hickenlooper, Democrats Raise Alarm About Republican Plan to Cut SNAP Benefits to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Ultra-Wealthy
Republicans’ national budget will gut SNAP benefits, increase prices for Coloradans, increase the deficit, and give tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and his Democratic Senate colleagues recently sounded the alarm about the...
Hickenlooper, Democratic Senate Colleagues Demand President Trump Comply with Supreme Court Order to Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Uphold Immigrants’ Right to Due Process
Senators: “Our laws also do not allow you to send individuals from U.S. soil to El Salvador without due process” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and 25 of his Democratic Senate colleagues recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump calling on him to...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Demand Commerce Department Reverse Planned Cuts to NOAA, Colorado-Based Research Centers
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, along with Representative Joe Neguse, urged Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to preserve funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its Cooperative Institutes...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Highlights Trump Admin Chaos at Town Halls in Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, Events Across Western Slope
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently held town halls in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs, and made stops in Breckenridge, Eagle, and Glenwood Springs to discuss how the Trump administration’s policies are raising costs and harming...
What They’re Saying: Support Grows for Hickenlooper’s Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act
Hickenlooper’s Fix Our Forests Act will help reduce wildfire risk for Colorado communities and speed up mitigation projects while maintaining environmental safeguards and encouraging local involvement WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge SBA Administrator to Address Damage of Trump Admin’s Tariffs on Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and his fellow Senate Democrats on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee called on Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler to address the impacts of the Trump administration’s tariffs on small...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Preserve, Expand Free Tax Filing Program
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined more than 175 congressional Democrats to call on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Acting IRS Commissioner Michael Faulkender to preserve and expand the free Direct File program. Direct File is a free,...