Press Releases
Hickenlooper Introduces Bill to Prepare for Marijuana Legalization
PREPARE Act will lay the groundwork for writing marijuana regulations after legalization by establishing a commission similar to Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task ForceWASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper introduced the Preparing Regulators...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Announce $44 Million to Connect Southern Ute Indian Tribe to High-Speed Internet
Funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Hickenlooper and Bennet helped pass last year WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet announced $43.7 million in federal funding for the Southern Ute Indian Ute Tribe to deploy high-speed...
VIDEO: Hickenlooper Speaks on Senate Floor in Memory of Club Q Victims
Hickenlooper: “It’s hard not to see this shooting in the context of a rise in hate speech toward the LGBTQ community” “A drag queen–a supposed danger to children everywhere–courageously [fought] for her life and the lives of everyone in that bar.” WASHINGTON – U.S....
Hickenlooper Cheers Senate Passage of Same-Sex Marriage Protection Bill
Bill would enshrine same-sex marriage into law WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper celebrated the Senate passage of the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act, which would protect marriage equality and guarantee same-sex and interracial couples have...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: The Senate just passed marriage equality!
We did it! The Senate just passed our bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act and handed millions of same-sex couples the same protections that all other marriages enjoy. We know all too well that Supreme Court precedents can be overturned. Once this bill becomes law,...