Establishes minimum-transfer requirement, prioritizes upgrades that cut costs for consumers WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Representative Scott Peters shared details of their forthcoming Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy...
Press Releases
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Bill Solution to Debt Ceiling Impasse
Legislation would speed permitting reform for electrical transmission In case you missed it, Politico, the Washington Post, Associated Press, and others reported that U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s forthcoming Building Integrated Grids With...
Hickenlooper Statement on Proposed Colorado River System Conservation Plan
DENVER – Today, the Department of the Interior announced representatives from the seven Colorado River Basin states have agreed to the submission of a Lower Basin, consensus-based system conservation proposal for analysis by the Bureau of Reclamation. The...
Hickenlooper, Fischer Introduce Legislation to Study Pilot Shortages, Impact on Regional Airlines
Rural airports across Colorado, including in Pueblo, Alamosa, and Grand Junction, have recently seen reduced regional airline service WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Deb Fischer introduced the Sustain Regional Air Travel Act, which requires...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Introduce Colorado Judgeship Act to Add Three Judicial Seats to Colorado’s District Court
Responding to the District of Colorado’s Need for Additional Support, the Senators’ Legislation Would Add Seats to the Bench for the First Time Since 1984 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse introduced the...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Urge Bureau of Reclamation to Expedite Arkansas Valley Conduit Project
Accelerating the Arkansas Valley Conduit project will bring safe, reliable water to Southeastern Colorado communities faster WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet sent a letter to Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner...
Hickenlooper, Schmitt Introduce Bipartisan Launch Communications Act
Legislation will modernize and expand the capacity for commercial spacecraft launches WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Eric Schmitt introduced the bipartisan Launch Communications Act, which will modernize the current Federal Communications...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: Which of these projects is corrupt?
Hi Folks, I've got a question for you. Is funding a rural clinic in Palisade corrupt? How about an affordable housing project in Rifle? Or a wastewater emergency generator in Craig? Which of these is evidence that Congress is trying to "buy votes and waster taxpayer...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper: ‘Which of these projects is corrupt, Rep. Boebert?’
Hickenlooper wrote an op-ed in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel responding to Rep. Boebert’s assertion that Community Directed Spending was a corrupt process in years she voted against it Hickenlooper: “it doesn't make sense to call the last two years’ worth of...
Hickenlooper Amendment to Continue Use of Fixed Climbing Anchors Passes Committee
Fixed anchors strike balance between preservation and safe access WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper applauded the inclusion of his amendment in America’s Outdoor Recreation Act, to recognize continued use of fixed anchors for rock climbing in...