Colorado has received more than $87 million in historic LIHEAP funding from infrastructure law, federal funding bills WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet announced that Colorado will receive nearly $23.5 million in additional funding...
Press Releases
Hickenlooper Presses Cabinet Secretaries for Action on Outdoor Recreation
Urges Partnerships with States to Advance Council’s Objectives WASHINGTON – Yesterday,U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, and Secretary of...
VIDEO: Hickenlooper Talks Colorado Issues at Virtual Town Hall
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper held a virtual town hall yesterday to provide an update on what’s happening in Washington and discuss issues that are top-of-mind for Coloradans, including climate change, immigration, USPS issues in rural cities,...
Hickenlooper Votes to Repeal 1991, 2002 Laws Authorizing Use of Military Force Abroad
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper voted to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF). Congress originally passed these AUMFs to permit military action in Operation Desert Storm and the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Despite...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Resolution Designates ‘National Emily Warner and Women Airline Pilots Day’
WASHINGTON – In celebration of Women’s history month and Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Representative Joe Neguse this week led a bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers in introducing a resolution to designate...
ICYMI: DOT General Counsel Confirms Phil Washington Qualified by Statute, Needs no Waiver
DOT General Counsel : “No further analysis is required to confirm Mr. Washington’s eligibility.” “If Congress had wanted to impose additional restrictions on individuals with prior service in the military, it could have done so.” In case you missed it, in a letter to...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Urge DOT Secretary Buttigieg to Consider Risks of Approving Tax-Exempt Bonds for Uinta Basin Railway Project
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse urged U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to consider the risks of approving tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs) or...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Reintroduce Bill to Codify Roe v. Wade
Women’s Health Protection Act would codify Roe v. Wade into law, guarantee national abortion access WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 47 of their Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Women’s Health Protection Act, landmark...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Raise USPS Service Issues with Postmaster Louis DeJoy
Meeting follows senators’ invitation to DeJoy to visit USPS facilities in Colorado, see service issues firsthand WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet released the following statements after they met with U.S. Postal Service (USPS)...
Hickenlooper, Capito, Tester, Moran Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Broadband Supply Chain
NET Act will ensure broadband infrastructure projects remain on track by identifying supply chain gaps early WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Shelley Moore Capito, Jon Tester, and Jerry Moran reintroduced the Network Equipment Transparency...