Press Releases

Improvements Mirror Senators’ Tribal Access to Clean Water Act, Help Fulfill the Federal Government’s Trust Obligation to Support Tribal Communities Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) applauded funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that will improve Tribal access to clean water. The provisions in

Bill contains Hickenlooper-authored provisions on electric vehicles, broadband, RTD & marijuana Also included: Western water and clean energy infrastructure, climate change mitigation, billions for roads, bridges & public transit Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced that he secured numerous Colorado priorities in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Hickenlooper is part of a bipartisan group of

Hickenlooper: ‘It’s not just creating the jobs that go with that infrastructure, it’s showing the rest of the world that the American democracy can still function’ In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper discussed the bipartisan infrastructure package on MSNBC with Ayman Mohyeldin. Hickenlooper is part of a bipartisan group of 20 senators that negotiated the bill, which

Rural Health Innovation Act establishes a grant program for rural health providers to increase staffing, hours, critical technology, and equipment Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Marsha Blackburn introduced the Rural Health Innovation Act, a bill to remove barriers to quality health care for Americans living in rural, underserved communities. Health centers in rural areas face geographic challenges, workforce shortages,

Haaland: “We’re assessing all of the comments that we heard and appreciate the opportunity” Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today, Senator John Hickenlooper discussed the future of the Bureau of Land Management headquarters with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. At Hickenlooper’s invitation, Haaland visited Grand Junction last week to hear from the

Ridgway, CO –– Today, Colorado U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet hosted a roundtable discussion where Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland heard from local elected officials and community leaders about the importance of passing the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) Act. The group met at the base of Mount Sneffels, one of two fourteeners that the CORE Act would