Press Releases

Grand Junction, Colo. — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet today convened a meeting with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Grand Junction community leaders, and local elected officials. The meeting comes as the Interior Department reviews the future of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters in Grand Junction. Hickenlooper and Bennet invited Haaland to visit Grand Junction to hear from

Senators invited Haaland to meet with community leaders as agency works to restore a fully-functioning BLM headquarters Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet today announced that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will visit Grand Junction this Friday, July 23rd, as the Department reviews the future of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters. Hickenlooper and Bennet invited Haaland

Bureaucratic red tape prevented Regional Transportation District from getting back down payments on fully repaid federal loans Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee today passed a bipartisan provision introduced by U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper that will require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to quickly return $28.9 million, plus interest, for a deposit that RTD made on a federal loan related to

The RECHARGE Act passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and will become part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill Committee approved $94 billion for energy grid modernization, transmission, green technologies, water, and other infrastructure investments Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s bill to lower costs for electric vehicle (EV) drivers passed out of the Senate Energy

Committee approved $94 billion for energy grid modernization, transmission, green technologies, water, and other infrastructure investments Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s bill to lower costs for electric vehicle (EV) drivers passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The Responsibly and Equitably Change How Auto-charging Rates Get Evaluated (RECHARGE) Act makes it more affordable to

Funds were part of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a $28.6 billion program created under the American Rescue Plan Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper today announced that 1,762 Colorado restaurants, bars, breweries, caterers, food trucks, and others received a total of $479,922,720 in Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) grants. The RRF program was created by Congress under the American Rescue