WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement on negotiations for future Colorado River operations.“This winter’s alarmingly low snowpack across Colorado adds an exclamation point to the already dire drought in the Basin. If we...
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Hickenlooper, Bennet Urge Committee to Allow Women to Compete in Nordic Combined
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urging it to continue including Nordic Combined in future winter games and allowing women to participate and compete for medals. “Nordic...
WATCH: Hickenlooper Condemns Trump Attacks on Child Care, Working Families
Hickenlooper: “This isn’t a child’s game. These are people’s lives.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper called out President Trump’s latest efforts to harm Colorado’s working families during a Senate Health Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on...
Hickenlooper, Sanders, De Lauro, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Guarantee Leave for Sick Workers
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and 168 of his congressional colleagues introduced the Healthy Families Act, which would ensure workers get up to seven paid sick days each year. “Every American deserves to take care of their families without the...
Hickenlooper, Peters, Budd Re-intro Bipartisan Bill to Boost Job Opportunities for Local Workforce
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Gary Peters, and Ted Budd reintroduced the Lifelong Learning Act, which would give states and Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) more flexibility to address local workforce needs. The bill would update the...
Hickenlooper, Hassan, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Child Care Access for Working Coloradans
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Maggie Hassan, Tim Kaine, Todd Young, and Thom Tillis reintroduced the bipartisan After Hours Child Care Act. The bill would expand existing child care programs, or establish new facilities, so parents can remain in...
Hickenlooper Heralds Committee Passage of His Bill to Clear Space Junk, Protect Space Exploration
ORBITS Act would create landmark program to clean up dangerous orbital debris threatening space exploration, satellites, and commercial space operations Bill unanimously passed Senate last Congress WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, a member of the...
Hickenlooper Statement After NO Vote on DHS Funding Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after voting NO on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill: “The American people have seen with their own eyes that ICE is out of control. The agency needs a...
Hickenlooper, Senate Democrats Call On Secretary Noem to Reverse Termination of TPS for Haiti
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Lisa Blunt-Rochester, and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus demanded that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reverse her directive to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The policy was...
Hickenlooper, Fischer, Bacon Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Foster Care Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Deb Fischer and Representative Don Bacon reintroduced the bipartisan Foster Care Stabilization Act, which would provide children in pre-placement foster care with better access to essential supplies like clothing, food,...
