WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet andU.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, and Brittany Pettersen sent a letter to Secretary Linda McMahon in opposition of the Department of Education’s decision to end several...
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Hickenlooper, Bennet Celebrate Over $60 Million for Colorado Transportation Projects
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed over $60 million for thirteen Colorado projects to modernize bus systems across the state. The investments are from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Buses & Bus Facilities...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Heinrich, Luján Urge Trump Admin to Protect Taxpayers, Ensure Oil, Gas Companies Pay for Site Cleanup
Senators demand oil and gas companies pay the true costs of cleaning up drilling on federal lands, not taxpayers WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Martin Heinrich, and Ben Ray Luján urged Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Gallego, Colleagues Call for Emergency Funding to Support Wildfire Recovery on Federal Lands
Senators requested funding to aid recovery efforts in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and Ruben Gallego, along with seven of their Senate colleagues, called on the Senate Appropriations...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Demand Trump Admin Stop Stalling Toxic PFAS Cleanups, Protect Military Families and Communities
Holdups are affecting PFAS cleanup at seven bases in Colorado and the U.S. Air Force Academy WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 26 of their Senate Democratic colleagues to demand that...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reverse SNAP Cuts, Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans
Effort to protect SNAP comes as grocery prices increase, Trump admin attempted to leverage shutdown to undermine SNAP programs WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus to introduce the Restoring...
Hickenlooper, Bipartisan Colleagues: Air Ambulance Providers at Risk Without Federal Action
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Jeff Merkley, Susan Collins, Ron Wyden, Angus King, and Steve Daines called on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to address issues plaguing air ambulance providers...
Hickenlooper, Crapo Reintroduce Bill to Protect Night Sky, Aid Research
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Mike Crapo reintroduced their bipartisan Dark and Quiet Skies Act, which would preserve the night sky from unintentional light and radio interference that disrupts industry and academic space research. “There’s...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution to Commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Mazie K. Hirono, and 14 of their Senate colleagues introduced a resolution commemorating November 20, 2025 as Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). “Hate and bigotry have no place in America....
Hickenlooper Statement on News of Durango Family’s Return to Colombia Without Wife and Mother
Hickenlooper: “The Trump administration turned Fernando and his children’s dream into an American tragedy.” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement following Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center’s...
