Designation could bring $160 million in federal funding to region Program created by recently-passed, bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Governor Jared Polis, and Representative Joe Neguse...
Press Releases
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge Financial Regulators to Consider Small Businesses in New Capital Requirement Regulations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently joined Senators Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Carper, and Jacky Rosen in a letter to the Federal Reserve urging financial regulators to consider the concerns of small businesses as they develop the proposed rule...
Amid Reports of 64,000 Rape-Related Pregnancies Hickenlooper Calls for Abortion Travel Legislation
New JAMA study finds massive cases of rape-related pregnancies in states that banned abortion after Dobbs decision WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper reiterated his call for the passage of abortion care legislation following reports of a new study by...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Reaffirm Longstanding U.S. Commitment to Two-State Solution
Amendment voices U.S. support for separate, mutually-recognized states for Israelis and Palestinians WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 47 of their Senate colleagues to introduce an amendment to the upcoming national security...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Laud Committee Passage of Bill to Use Confiscated Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine
The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act would provide reconstruction assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Polis, & CDOT Director Lew Celebrate Over $88 Million in Infrastructure Funding for Colorado
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, Governor Jared Polis, and Colorado Department of Transportation Director Shoshana Lew welcomed the $88,130,000 from the Department of Transportation for projects on US 160 in La Plata County and...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Polis, Neguse Announce $1.9 Million Federal Investment to Enhance Wildfire Smoke Preparedness & Protection
Funding awarded through EPA Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings grant program WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Congressman Joe Neguse, and Governor Jared Polis applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Over $3 Million in Clean Energy Funding for Rural Communities Across Colorado
Investments Funded in Part by the Inflation Reduction Act WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $3.2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for agriculture producers...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: What we were up to in 2023
Hey Colorado, Welcome to 2024! It's going to be a BIG year, and we've already hit the ground running in Washington to continue fighting for Colorado priorities. 2023 was filled with huge wins for Colorado – from championing a clean energy future...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Evaluate Global Critical Mineral Supply, Further U.S. Energy Independence
China controls over 80% of world’s critical mineral supply WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently joined a bipartisan group of his Senate colleagues to introduce the Critical Minerals Security Act, a bill to help secure U.S. access to critical minerals...
