This week, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper visited Grand Junction, Rifle, Craig, and Steamboat Springs to discuss top of mind issues in Western Colorado and celebrate federal investments in infrastructure, affordable housing, water conservation, and climate resilience...
Press Releases
VIDEO: Hickenlooper Chairs Senate Committee Hearing in Colorado Springs on Cybersecurity, Small Business
COLORADO SPRINGS – Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper chaired a field hearing of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Colorado Springs to explore how to support the cybersecurity needs of small businesses across the country. “We are...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Applaud New BIL Funds for Upper Basin Drought Mitigation
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet applauded a Department of the Interior announcement of $8.7 million in new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for drought mitigation efforts in the Upper Colorado River Basin. “Drought continues...
Hickenlooper Applauds Inclusion of Amendment to Extend Compensation for Coloradans Exposed to Toxic Radiation in Senate-Passed NDAA
Amendment will expand ‘downwinder’ status to affected Coloradans and extend claim deadline until 2042 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper celebrated the inclusion of a bipartisan amendment in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Celebrates Keeping U.S. Space Command in Colorado
Peterson Space Force Base to be permanent base for the U.S. Space Command headquarters In case you missed it, this Monday, Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper applauded the U.S. Air Force decision to permanently base U.S. Space Command HQ at Peterson Space Force...
Hickenlooper Bills to Expand Loans to Underserved Small Businesses Pass out of Committee
WASHINGTON – Recently, two of U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s bills to help diverse, small businesses access the capital and resources they need to succeed passed out of the Senate Small Business Committee. The Supporting Community Lenders Act and...
Hickenlooper, Cornyn Introduce Legislation to Expand Satellite Data Sharing
Earth observation data collected from satellites, including commercial SmallSats, are critical for a better understanding of our planet WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Cornyn introduced the Accessing Satellite Capabilities to...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: Space Command is here to stay!
Hey Folks! Did you hear the news? The Biden Administration has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs! In case you don't know the whole story, let us fill you in: just days before leaving office, President Donald Trump made the decision to move Space...
Hickenlooper, Thune Lead Bipartisan Group to Introduce Bill to Address Seasonal Labor Needs
Senators’ bipartisan legislation would enable governors to secure supplemental H2-B nonimmigrant workers WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John Thune, and Pete Ricketts recently introduced the State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing...
Hickenlooper Reintroduces Bill to Prepare Federal Government for Cannabis Legalization
PREPARE Act would develop framework for federal legalization based on Colorado’s Task Force WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently reintroduced the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult Use Regulated Environment...