Legislation expands earned income tax credit to people without children WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and 43 Senate colleagues introduced the Tax Cut for Workers Act to give millions of working Americans a tax break. “Working Americans...
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Reintroduce Bill to Expand Sarvis Creek Wilderness
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, along with Representative Joe Neguse, reintroduced the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act to expand the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Area in the Routt National Forest by 6,817 acres, protecting...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge Trump Admin to Address Health Impacts of Mass Layoffs at HHS
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reportedly fired 20,000 workers Layoffs will hurt vulnerable populations, undermine lifesaving research, and weaken American public health WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 37 of his Senate colleagues...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Demand Answers on DOGE Cuts to Colorado Land Management Facilities
DOGE website announced plans to terminate 17 leases for federal facilities in Colorado that support state wildfire efforts WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse wrote a letter to acting administrator...
Hickenlooper Votes Against Republicans’ Budget Plan
Republicans’ national budget will increase prices for Coloradans, gut critical services, increase the deficit, and give tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy Republicans voted down Hickenlooper-led amendments to protect funding for Medicaid, Social Security WASHINGTON –...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Lower Drug Costs, Hold Big Pharma Accountable for Price Hikes
Bill would extend popular program Americans on Medicare receive to people with private insurance WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 11 of his Senate colleagues to introduce the Lower Drug Costs for Families Act, which would help lower the cost of...
Hickenlooper, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Admin Rescind EO Threatening Federal Employee Collective Bargaining Agreements
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined the full Democratic caucus in urging President Donald Trump to rescind his March 27 executive order that ended collective bargaining agreements between public employee unions and dozens of federal agencies and...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Sanctions on Russia
Legislation would impose sanctions against Russia if it doesn’t engage in peace negotiations with Ukraine WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce the bipartisan Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, which would impose...
Hickenlooper Statement on Trump’s EO to End Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement regarding President Trump’s Executive Order to end collective bargaining with federal labor unions across several federal agencies. The order would impact over one million federal...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Sundance Film Festival to Boulder
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated the announcement that the Sundance Film Festival will move to Boulder, Colorado in 2027. “As mayor and governor, we worked to make Colorado an economic and cultural powerhouse,” said...