Letter comes after deadly crashes in Colorado and across the country were caused by commercial truck drivers transporting heavy cargo without valid CDLs WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
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GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: What we’re doing for veterans, climate change, and American innovation
Hey folks, August was a month chock-full of important dates: Back to School, Colorado Day (Aug 2nd!), the National Park Service's birthday, International Beer Day – just to name a few. But we also celebrated the success of some MAJOR pieces of legislation...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome up to $1.1 Billion from Inflation Reduction Act for Rural Electric Cooperatives in Colorado
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $7.3 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program to help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Nearly $100 Million for Colorado Airports
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed nearly $100 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to improve airport infrastructure across the state. This funding is made available through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and...
Hickenlooper Celebrates Two Years of Inflation Reduction Act, $1.7 Billion to Colorado
Over $1.7 billion has been invested in Colorado Inflation Reduction Act invests $373 billion in climate & clean energy transition WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper celebrated the two year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) he helped...
Hickenlooper, Colorado Delegation Urge IRS to Not Tax TABOR Refunds
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined the entire Colorado delegation in a letter to Internal Revenue System (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel once again urging the agency to not tax Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) refunds. The delegation's...
Hickenlooper Celebrates Two Years of CHIPS + Science Act, $221 Million Delivered to Colorado
Over $221 million has been announced for Colorado to revitalize semiconductor manufacturing, shore up supply chains, spur American innovation, and create thousands of good-paying jobs Biden-Harris Administration designated Colorado as a Quantum Tech Hub, which will...
Hickenlooper Welcomes an Additional $23 Million in Funding to Connect Downtown Denver and Aurora
In total, Colfax RTD Project will receive $150 million from the Federal Transit Administration Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments are helping Colorado expand high-capacity public transportation WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper celebrated $23...
Hickenlooper Calls on FTC to Protect Consumers, Combat Online Scams
Impersonation scams targeting small businesses spiked following the CrowdStrike outage WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, sent a letter to Federal Trade...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Celebrate Senate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Help Good Samaritans Clean Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines
Senators’ Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act passed the Senate unanimously WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated the Senate unanimously passing their bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned...