WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Maggie Hassan reintroduced the Public Service Employer-Employee Cooperation Act to protect public safety workers’, like police, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, collective bargaining...
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Exclude Catastrophe Mitigation Payments from Income Taxes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined nine of their Senate colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2025 to prevent disaster mitigation funds from being taxed as part of gross income. These...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Press Trump Admin on Treatment of Federal Employees
Blanket buyouts and layoffs threaten Colorado’s 40,000 federal employees and raise potential for severe delays in federal services Hickenlooper and Bennet: “Our federal workers keep Colorado, and America moving.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and...
Hickenlooper, Lankford, Bennet, Curtis, Neguse, Maloy Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Waive Fees for Replacing Documents After Natural Disasters
Survivors of natural disasters like the Marshall Fire often have to pay thousands of dollars to replace critical documents like passports or visas WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, James Lankford, Michael Bennet, and John Curtis along with...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, DeGette, Neguse, Crow, Pettersen, Sound Alarm About Trump Admin’s Cuts to Critical Colorado Medical Research
Proposed cuts will weaken our public health, limit access to life-saving treatments while stifling medical research to cure cancer, fight infectious diseases, better support our veterans suffering from PTSD In 2023, Colorado researchers received $575 million in NIH...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse, Pettersen, Crow Urge Trump Admin to Reinstate 3,400 Forest Service Employees Fired in Mass Layoffs
Layoffs increase the risk of wildfires and hurt outdoor recreation in Colorado WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and Representatives Joe Neguse, Brittany Pettersen, and Jason Crow urged Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Spur Housing Development, Create Jobs
Legislation would permanently extend the New Markets Tax Credit, drive investment to build more housing units WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Steve Daines, and Mark Warner, along with 13 of their Senate colleagues introduced the bipartisan New...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Address Continued Delays in Funding for Community Health Centers
More than 32 million Americans depend on community health centers for high-quality, affordable care Further funding delays jeopardize access to health care, low-cost prescriptions, and mental health treatment WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, Tim...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Small Businesses Bid for Federal Contracts
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Jim Risch, Mike Crapo, and Todd Young reintroduced the bipartisan Simplifying Subcontracting Act, which would make it easier for small businesses to apply for contracts with the federal government. “Dense and...
Hickenlooper, Tillis Reintroduce Bill to Boost Critical Mineral Innovation, Secure American Leadership
Unearth Innovation Act would create a Department of Energy program to drive responsible domestic critical mineral production, develop our energy workforce WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Thom Tillis reintroduced their bipartisan Unearth...