WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, and Brittany Pettersen demanded answers from Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner about cuts to agency...
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Hickenlooper Statement Following Congressional Oversight Visit to Aurora ICE Facility
AURORA - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after conducting a congressional oversight visit of the GEO ICE facility in Aurora: “For months, my staff and I have been in touch with many families desperately searching for...
Hickenlooper, Cassidy, Warren Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Revamp College Data Reporting System, Support Students’ College Search
Bipartisan College Transparency Act would improve and expand data on postsecondary outcomes available to students and parents to inform their decisions on college and career training WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Bill Cassidy, Elizabeth...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Cut Methane Leaks, Modernize Gas Pipeline Safety Standards
Bill would build on efforts to reduce methane emissions championed by then-governor Hickenlooper WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined five of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Call on DOI, USDA to Address Invasive Zebra Mussels
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Representative Joe Neguse called on the Department of Interior (DOI) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address the invasive zebra mussels in the Colorado River and update them on the...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reverse Republicans’ Reckless Attack on Clean Energy, Lower the Cost of Electricity
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently joined his Democratic Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Lowering Electric Bills Act, which would restore the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) clean energy tax credits and lower energy costs for working...
Hickenlooper, Bipartisan Colleagues Demand Trump Admin Release Federal Funding to CDFIs
$324 million in federal funding for community development financial institutions (CDFIs) remains in limbo WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of senators to call on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought to...
Hickenlooper, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Fight Trump Admin Cuts to CFPB, Protect Americans from Scams
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Catherine Cortez Masto, alongside 20 of their Senate colleagues, recently introduced the Stop the Scammers Act to restore critical Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) funding and authorize the CFPB to reward...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, DeGette, Neguse, Crow, Pettersen, Urge Trump Administration to Preserve Colorado Children’s Health Care Coverage
Lawmakers’ push comes as Republicans gutted Medicaid Families without continuous coverage for their children face higher medical bills, increased rates of hospitalization WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and Representatives Diana...
On 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act, Hickenlooper, Bennet Reintroduce Landmark Voting Rights Bill
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would strengthen protections against potentially discriminatory voting practices Legislation comes amid Texas Republicans’ effort to gerrymander U.S. congressional districts in the next election WASHINGTON – U.S....