Press Releases
Hickenlooper-Peters BIG WIRES Act Would Speed Permitting Reform, Simplify Grid Upgrades
Establishes minimum-transfer requirement, prioritizes upgrades that cut costs for consumers WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Representative Scott Peters shared details of their forthcoming Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Bill Solution to Debt Ceiling Impasse
Legislation would speed permitting reform for electrical transmission In case you missed it, Politico, the Washington Post, Associated Press, and others reported that U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s forthcoming Building Integrated Grids With...
Hickenlooper Statement on Proposed Colorado River System Conservation Plan
DENVER – Today, the Department of the Interior announced representatives from the seven Colorado River Basin states have agreed to the submission of a Lower Basin, consensus-based system conservation proposal for analysis by the Bureau of Reclamation. The...
Hickenlooper, Fischer Introduce Legislation to Study Pilot Shortages, Impact on Regional Airlines
Rural airports across Colorado, including in Pueblo, Alamosa, and Grand Junction, have recently seen reduced regional airline service WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Deb Fischer introduced the Sustain Regional Air Travel Act, which requires...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Introduce Colorado Judgeship Act to Add Three Judicial Seats to Colorado’s District Court
Responding to the District of Colorado’s Need for Additional Support, the Senators’ Legislation Would Add Seats to the Bench for the First Time Since 1984 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse introduced the...