Press Releases
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Push Forest Service to Immediately Address Understaffing, Wildfire Mitigation Concerns
Public data indicates the Forest Service is significantly behind in hazardous fuels reductions 27% of Forest Service wildland firefighting positions remain vacant WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet recently joined ten of their Senate...
Hickenlooper Rejects Trump’s Latest BLM Nominee
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement regarding his opposition to President Trump’s nomination of former U.S. Representative Steve Pearce to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): “Americans deserve a BLM...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Unaccompanied Migrant Children, Reverse Republicans’ Fees on Children Seeking Asylum
Trump’s Big Ugly Betrayal Act imposes a $5,000 fee for children seeking asylum as well as annual fees while their cases are reviewed WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Catherine Cortez Masto, and 19 of their Senate Democratic colleagues...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome $420 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Deliver Internet Across Colorado
96,000 Coloradans are expected to get connected Trump admin’s last-minute overhaul of BEAD funding resulted in millions less for Colorado, falls short of potential WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed the announcement that...
Hickenlooper, Alsobrooks, Blumenthal, Blunt Rochester, Heinrich, Kim, Markey, Schiff, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Protect Scientific Standards, Safeguard ACIP Vaccine Committee
Senators introduce bill ahead of ACIP’s meeting tomorrow to revisit hepatitis B, other childhood shots This year, HHS Secretary replaced all 17 non-partisan experts on CDC’s top vaccine committee, attacked settled science WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John...