Bill would extend tax credits that help 225,000 Coloradans afford health care WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the Democratic proposal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits to...
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Hickenlooper, HELP Committee Democrats Call for Secretary McMahon to Testify Before Committee
Senators demand Secretary of Education to answer for efforts to dismantle Department of Education WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with all the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Democratic senators, called on Chairman...
Hickenlooper, HELP Committee Democrats Call for Secretary Kennedy to Testify Before Committee
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with all the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Democratic senators, called on Chairman Bill Cassidy to immediately hold an oversight hearing with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Slam Trump Admin’s Latest Effort to Dismantle the Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 35 Senate colleagues in a letter demanding U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon to reverse her recent decision to further dismantle the ED by illegally transferring core programs and funding to...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Push Forest Service to Immediately Address Understaffing, Wildfire Mitigation Concerns
Public data indicates the Forest Service is significantly behind in hazardous fuels reductions 27% of Forest Service wildland firefighting positions remain vacant WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet recently joined ten of their Senate...
Hickenlooper Rejects Trump’s Latest BLM Nominee
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement regarding his opposition to President Trump’s nomination of former U.S. Representative Steve Pearce to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): “Americans deserve a BLM...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Unaccompanied Migrant Children, Reverse Republicans’ Fees on Children Seeking Asylum
Trump’s Big Ugly Betrayal Act imposes a $5,000 fee for children seeking asylum as well as annual fees while their cases are reviewed WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Catherine Cortez Masto, and 19 of their Senate Democratic colleagues...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome $420 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Deliver Internet Across Colorado
96,000 Coloradans are expected to get connected Trump admin’s last-minute overhaul of BEAD funding resulted in millions less for Colorado, falls short of potential WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed the announcement that...
Hickenlooper, Alsobrooks, Blumenthal, Blunt Rochester, Heinrich, Kim, Markey, Schiff, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Protect Scientific Standards, Safeguard ACIP Vaccine Committee
Senators introduce bill ahead of ACIP’s meeting tomorrow to revisit hepatitis B, other childhood shots This year, HHS Secretary replaced all 17 non-partisan experts on CDC’s top vaccine committee, attacked settled science WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Members of Congress introduced bicameral, bipartisan resolution recognizing landmark legislation WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Bill Cassidy to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing the 50th...
