WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed nearly $86 million in grant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and made available through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address emerging contaminants like Per- and...
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Hickenlooper Secures Updated Wolf Reintroduction Policy
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) honored his request for a special Endangered Species Act designation for gray wolves in Colorado. This rule would allow land owners, agriculture producers and...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Lead Letter Pushing Insurance to Cover Fertility Services
Families Across Colorado, US Struggling to Afford In Vitro Fertilization WASHINGTON –Yesterday, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet urged Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to ensure fertility...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Welcome $37 Million in New Wildfire Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Front Range
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse and Brittany Pettersen welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) of $37 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation...
Hickenlooper Celebrates $125 Million to Fund His Colorado River Conservation Bill
Bureau of Reclamation will fund Hickenlooper bill to assist Colorado River stakeholders to voluntarily conserve water WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper applauded the Department of the Interior’s announcement of up to $125 million to...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: The Colorado River Caucus
Hey folks, Let's talk water. We all know the Colorado River is in serious trouble. Water levels are at a historic low, and the states that rely on the river – Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, California, Wyoming, and, of course, Colorado – are feeling the...
Hickenlooper Announces 118th Congress Committee Assignments
Again named Chair to two subcommittees Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced he will be the Chairman of two subcommittees in the 118th Congress. He will remain on the same four Senate committees as the last Congress, positioning him to...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Call on FTC to Investigate Utility Companies
Letter comes as many in Colorado endure painfully high winter heating bills WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Van Hollen, and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan...
Hickenlooper Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bill Safeguarding Access to Medication Abortion
Legislation would ensure access to medication abortion in states where abortion remains legal WASHINGTON – Senator John Hickenlooper joined Senator Tina Smith and a group of his colleagues to introduce The Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act, a...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Urge Biden Administration to Continue Support for Medicare Advantage Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined a bipartisan group of 57 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure encouraging the agency to continue its...