Funding comes from RAISE Grant Program created by senators’ Bipartisan Infrastructure Law WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed nearly $63 million for six Colorado projects from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT)...
Press Releases
Hickenlooper Cosponsors Bill to Crack Down on AI Deepfakes, Protect Minors
96% of online AI “deepfake” videos feature non-consensual pornographic content TAKE IT DOWN Act would criminalize non-consensual publication of sexually explicit AI “deepfake” images WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of Senate...
Hickenlooper Bills Included in National Workforce Development Legislation
Draft reauthorization includes several Hickenlooper-led provisions to expand America’s workforce and prepare our workers for the jobs of the future WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper cheered the inclusion of his bills in the released draft text of...
Hickenlooper, Barrasso, Bennet, Lummis, Romney Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Extend Colorado River Conservation Program
Program supports Colorado River water users as they explore innovative strategies to manage a drier future Bipartisan bill extends program through 2026 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John Barrasso, Mitt Romney, Michael Bennet, and Cynthia Lummis...
Hickenlooper: Biden Orders Step in Right Direction, Will Keep Families Together, Streamline Path to Work
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement on President Biden’s executive orders to expand protections for undocumented migrants, including DACA recipients: “We’ve lived with a broken immigration system for far too long....
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: Reproductive rights are about freedom
Hey folks, In Colorado, we know protecting reproductive health care has always been about protecting freedom. But every week there's another headline of MAGA Republicans across America trying to restrict reproductive health care more than they already...
Hickenlooper Champions Bill to Expand Sarvis Creek Wilderness in Senate Hearing
Hickenlooper: “It is time to fully protect this landscape” Bill comes after local community urged full protection for area WASHINGTON – This week during a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining,...
VIDEO: Hickenlooper Speaks of Personal IVF Story on Senate Floor as Republicans Vote Against Protecting IVF
Hickenlooper: “The door is open right now for all of us to show our constituents that American families are more important than playing politics.” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper spoke on the Senate floor directly prior to the Senate vote on...
VIDEO: Hickenlooper Chairs Senate Hearing on Building the U.S. Critical Mineral Workforce to Accelerate Transition to Clean Energy
Chair Hickenlooper: “To reach full energy independence, we’re going to need to build faster and to build smarter” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper chaired a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee’s Subcommittee on...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Polis, Celebrate $826 Million for Colorado Universal Internet Plan
Plan to connect over 99% of Coloradans with affordable, high-speed internet over the next five years gets the green light WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and Governor Jared Polis welcomed the Biden Administration’s announcement that...