The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act would provide reconstruction assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael...
Press Releases
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Polis, & CDOT Director Lew Celebrate Over $88 Million in Infrastructure Funding for Colorado
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, Governor Jared Polis, and Colorado Department of Transportation Director Shoshana Lew welcomed the $88,130,000 from the Department of Transportation for projects on US 160 in La Plata County and...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Polis, Neguse Announce $1.9 Million Federal Investment to Enhance Wildfire Smoke Preparedness & Protection
Funding awarded through EPA Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings grant program WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Congressman Joe Neguse, and Governor Jared Polis applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Over $3 Million in Clean Energy Funding for Rural Communities Across Colorado
Investments Funded in Part by the Inflation Reduction Act WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $3.2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for agriculture producers...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: What we were up to in 2023
Hey Colorado, Welcome to 2024! It's going to be a BIG year, and we've already hit the ground running in Washington to continue fighting for Colorado priorities. 2023 was filled with huge wins for Colorado – from championing a clean energy future...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Evaluate Global Critical Mineral Supply, Further U.S. Energy Independence
China controls over 80% of world’s critical mineral supply WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently joined a bipartisan group of his Senate colleagues to introduce the Critical Minerals Security Act, a bill to help secure U.S. access to critical minerals...
Hickenlooper, Braun, Sanders, Grassley, Smith Introduce Landmark Bill to Make Health Care Costs Transparent
Transparency for medical services will lower cost of health care and help Coloradans compare prices WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Mike Braun, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Grassley, and Tina Smith introduced the bipartisan Health Care PRICE Transparency Act...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Heinrich, Markey Urge FERC to Quickly Finalize Energy Transition Rule
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Martin Heinrich, Ed Markey, and 19 other senators called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) to strengthen and finalize its proposed transmission rule. “In order to grow our...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Crow, Pettersen, Johnston Call on Congress to Support Colorado Communities Receiving Migrants
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, U.S. Representatives Jason Crow and Brittany Pettersen, and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston called on Congress to take urgently needed action to support communities who are receiving migrants. “As a...
Hickenlooper, Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Regulators to Strengthen Banking System, Protect Clean Energy Investments
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Chris Van Hollen, and 11 other senators urged top U.S. financial regulators at the Federal Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to strengthen bank capital requirements...