Thanks to the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare finally has the ability to negotiate prescription drug prices Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined a public Town Hall with AARP members to celebrate lower drug prices for Medicare recipients....
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Good Samaritans Clean Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) to reintroduce the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. This legislation would make it easier for “Good...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Seniors!
Hey Colorado, In case you missed it: Medicare released the list of the first ten drugs they're going to negotiate prices on. Folks, this is HUGE. See, Medicare, the largest buyer of prescription drugs in the United States, has never been allowed to...
VIDEO: Hickenlooper Takes to Senate Floor To Applaud Lower Drug Prices
“This is the beginning of the end of Americans getting the short end of the stick from pharmaceutical companies peddling prescription drugs.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper spoke on the Senate floor yesterday to emphasize the impact of Medicare’s new...
VIDEO: Hickenlooper Chairs Senate Hearing on Artificial Intelligence
Chair Hickenlooper: “The federal government, academia, and the private sector will need to work together to establish thoughtful AI policy.” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper chaired a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee’s...
Hickenlooper, Thune Urge Federal Action on Artificial Intelligence
Senators argue for consumer protection WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Thune sent a letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Arati Prabhakar urging the White House to develop secure, transparent federal...
Hickenlooper, Tillis Urge Action on Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Thom Tillis sent a letter to Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden encouraging the White House to provide updates on efforts to reduce artificial intelligence’s (AI) potential threat to the...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Nearly $19 Million in Clean Energy Funding for Rural Communities Across Colorado
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $18.83 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for agriculture producers and rural small businesses across Colorado to lower energy...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Nearly $14 Million in Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Gold Hill Pipeline Project in Greeley
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed the announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that $13.82 million in federal funding would be made available to support the Gold Hill Pipeline Project west of Greeley,...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: What a trip!
Hey Folks! We just capped off a great trip across the Western Slope. Nothing beats getting on the road, visiting our state's cities and towns, and hearing directly from Coloradans about the issues most important to them. Here's a recap: More Town Halls! We hosted not...