The Hickenlooper and Bennet cosponsored bill would legalize banking services like access to bank accounts, credit cards, and checks for the cannabis industry WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet applauded committee passage of the Secure and...
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GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: Let’s talk about unions
Hey folks, What do car assembly workers, writers, and actors all have in common? They're all on strike fighting for better conditions, pay, and benefits. Unions give workers a say in how they're treated at a time when massive corporations are increasing pay for...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Applaud Pay Increase for FCC Florence Staff
Biden Administration announcement follows Senators’ call to address unsustainable working conditions at FCC Florence WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet applauded the Biden Administration’s announcement that correctional officers and...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome $35 Million for Energy Storage Project at Pueblo’s Retiring Comanche Coal Plant
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding also includes $9 million for Energy Storage Research at NREL in Golden WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $44 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support a long duration...
Hickenlooper, Warren Applaud FTC for Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompete Agreements
Noncompete agreements stifle innovation and hurt American workers WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Elizabeth Warren commended the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule to ban noncompete agreements (NCAs), a widespread...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues File Amicus Brief Urging Court to Uphold Medicare Drug Negotiation
Inflation Reduction Act provision will lower cost of prescription drugs for millions of Americans WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Senators Amy Klobuchar, Peter Welch, and other colleagues in submitting an amicus brief to the District Court for the...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Announce First CHIPS and Science Funds Will Benefit CO
$39.8M award to create a Southwestern partnership of community colleges and universities – including CU Boulder – national labs, and private sector partners WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet applauded an announcement of over $39.8...
Hickenlooper: House Republicans Using Seniors, Our Military as Hostages Over Demands for Government Spending
House Republicans are seeking to defund law enforcement, disrupt Medicare service for seniors, make it easier for the wealthy to cheat on their taxes, increase rural energy costs, take preschool away from 80,000 children in Head Start, eliminate 20,000 Housing Choice...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Fight Climate Change, Remove Carbon Pollution from Atmosphere
Directs federal agencies to boost carbon dioxide removal solutions WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, and six of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Talks Future of Work with Axios
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, last week, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper appeared at an Axios Live event with Axios Today’s Niala Boodhoo to discuss the future of the workforce, apprenticeships, and the emerging role of AI. Watch HERE, or see highlights...