In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper visited Golden, Westminster, Adams County, and Denver to see Colorado projects tackling affordable broadband, opening a brand new lab at NREL, and capping orphan oil and gas wells. Hickenlooper joined Secretary of...
Press Releases
Hickenlooper, Bennet Applaud Decision to Permanently Base New Military Units in Colorado
Four Space Force units based in Colorado Springs will bring hundreds of jobs to the state Please Note: This announcement is related to Space Force, not Space Command HQ WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Agricultural Education at Community Colleges
Bill would equip next generation of farmers, agriculture workers with workforce, educational, and research training WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently led Senators Deb Fischer, Amy Klobuchar, Todd Young, Tammy Baldwin, and Roger Wicker in introducing...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome President Biden to Colorado
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet released the following statement welcoming President Joe Biden to Colorado before he delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs: “We are pleased...
Hickenlooper-Peters BIG WIRES Act Would Speed Permitting Reform, Simplify Grid Upgrades
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...
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...