Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest faces $228 million funding shortfall as recovery efforts continue two years later DENVER— Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, and U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse in...
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Hickenlooper Joins Colleagues to Form Gun Violence Prevention Caucus
Washington – This week, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Dianne Feinstein, Dick Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Bob Menendez, Chris Murphy, and Edward J. Markey announced the formation of the Gun Violence Prevention Caucus....
Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Bipartisan Bill To Help More Americans Access High-Quality Job Training, Get Good-Paying Jobs
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mike Braun in reintroducing the Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, bipartisan legislation to help more Americans get good-paying jobs by...
Hickenlooper Applauds Six-State Colorado River Framework
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after six states in the Colorado River Basin announced a framework for modeling future management of the river as declining flows continue to threaten water levels at key Colorado River...
Hickenlooper Agains Cautions Federal Reserve on Rate Hikes
As the labor market cools, concern about a recession and long-lasting effects grow as the Fed is discussing raising interest rates for the eighth time WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper sent another letter to the Federal Reserve cautioning against...
Hickenlooper Hires Carlee Brown to Lead on Water Policy
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator John Hickenlooper announced that Carlee Brown, formerly of the House Natural Resources Committee and the Colorado Water Conservation Board, is joining his staff to handle water and public lands policy. “We’re ecstatic to welcome...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Regarding U.S. Space Command Basing Decision
WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet released the following statement after the senators met with Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd Austin to discuss the U.S. Space Command basing decision: “We met with Secretary Austin...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push Biden Administration on Rural Nursing Home Staffing Shortages
Bipartisan group of Senators call on CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure to consider rural health care workforce needs WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and a group of his colleagues sent a letter to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Urge BOR to Allocate Additional Funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet urged the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to consider allocating additional funding from the recent omnibus funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) or the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for the...
Hickenlooper, Bennet ask DHS Sec to Support Extending TPS Eligibility for Venezuelan Nationals
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet requested U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extend the eligibility date for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals currently...