Domestic potato growers face significant obstacles in gaining access to Japanese markets Bipartisan Senate leaders sent a letter to Biden on day of Japanese PM Kishida address to Congress WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and nine of his Senate...
Press Releases
Hickenlooper, Bennet, DeGette, Crow, and Pettersen Welcome Nearly $39 Million for Colorado Flood Control Projects
Funding for Projects in Golden, Aurora, and Denver Comes from the Department of Transportation Grant Program Created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law WASHINGTON —U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet alongside Representatives Diana DeGette, Jason...
Hickenlooper, Twenty Bicameral Colleagues Call on President Biden to Finalize Oil and Gas Bonding Reform This Month
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined twenty Congressional colleagues in urging President Biden to finalize the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Rule by the end of the month. “[T]he current oil and gas leasing program...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Applaud Withdrawal to Protect Thompson Divide and Mt. Emmons
Department of the Interior’s Decision Will Protect Over 221,000 Acres of Public Lands on the Western Slope for the Next 20 Years DENVER – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet alongside Representative Joe Neguse celebrated the U.S. Department of...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Secures More Than $100 Million for 160 Community Projects Across Colorado
From water system upgrades in Gunnison and a hospital expansion in Steamboat Springs, to infrastructure improvements in Grand Junction and workforce housing in Alamosa, communities across Colorado discuss the impact of FY24 CDS projects secured by Hickenlooper In case...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: 160 Colorado Projects TAKE OFF!
Hey Colorado, Wanted to keep you in the loop on some FANTASTIC developments! Congress passed two bipartisan government funding bills to keep our country working. In these bills, we fought and secured funding for 160 projects across Colorado! From water...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Support Farm Workers, Address Agricultural Labor Crisis
Legislation would reform H-2A visa program, create wage certainty for farmers, provide pathway to legal status for undocumented farm workers WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined their colleagues in reintroducing the Affordable and...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Cheer Final Rule to Curb Harmful Methane Leaks from Public Lands
Final rule established after Hickenlooper and Bennet pushed federal government to follow Colorado’s lead WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet applauded the announcement of a final rule from the Bureau of Land Management...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Tens of Millions for Colorado to Reduce Emissions, Boost Manufacturing
Funding from Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help meet our carbon emission goals, create more good-paying jobs WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $22 million from the Department of...
Hickenlooper Secures Over $111 Million of $157 Million Total for Colorado in Annual Funding Bills
Hickenlooper helped secure $27 million for 40 Colorado projects in the second round of funding bills that passed todayAdded to the projects secured in the first round of annual funding bills that passed earlier this month, Colorado secured a final total of $157...