WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after voting in support of Senator Tim Kaine’s War Powers Resolution, which would block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in further hostilities within or against Venezuela unless...
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Hickenlooper, Bennet in MS NOW Op-ed: “It’s Southeast Colorado Today… Your Community Tomorrow”
Senators: “With one stroke of a pen, [Trump] denied clean drinking water to 50,000 Americans in rural southeast Colorado.” House will take up vote today to override Trump’s veto of Hickenlooper and Bennet’s bipartisan Arkansas Valley Conduit legislation In case you...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Slam Trump’s Veto of Their Finish the AVC Act
DENVER — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet issued the following statement after President Trump vetoed their bipartisan Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act: “Nothing says ‘Make America Great Again’ like denying 50,000 rural Coloradans access to...
2025 in Review: Hickenlooper Defends Colorado Against Trump Chaos
WASHINGTON – It’s been a hell of a year, Colorado. Here are just a few of the ways Senator Hickenlooper fought this administration’s chaos and stood up for Coloradans in 2025. DEFENDING SCIENCE Last week, Senator Hickenlooper blocked a federal appropriations...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse, Hurd Mobilize Bipartisan Coalition to Protect NCAR
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Representatives Joe Neguse and Jeff Hurd led a bipartisan, bicameral coalition to protect funding for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder. They mobilized 76 lawmakers...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Polis Call on President to Reverse Denial of Colorado’s Disaster Requests
This Saturday, President Trump denied Colorado's requests for FEMA funding to help communities rebuild from devastation fires and floods WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Governor Jared Polis called on President Trump to...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Demand Answers on Trump VA’s Plan to Eliminate Tens of Thousands of Health Care Jobs
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Richard Blumenthal, along with 36 of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins demanding answers about the Trump administration’s plans to eliminate as many as...
Hickenlooper Reintroduces Bill to Prepare Federal Government for Cannabis Legalization
PREPARE Act would develop framework federal legalization based on Colorado’s Task Force The President announced plans to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper reintroduced the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Hold Appropriations Package to Demand NCAR Funding
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet issued the following joint statement on their hold to the Senate Appropriations Package to demand funding for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). “President Trump is attacking Colorado...
Hickenlooper Slams New Republican Effort to Open National Parks for Sale
This latest effort follows Senate Republicans’ push to sell off three million acres of public lands this summer WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper called out the latest Republican effort to erase protections for national parks and public lands in a...
