WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, along with Representatives Jason Crow, Dianna DeGette, and Mike Thompson commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School mass shooting and urged Congress to pass gun safety...
Press Releases
Hickenlooper: ‘Republicans Will Do Anything But Actually Help Us Fix Border Crisis’
Comments come after Republicans halt Senate business to take up impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary over policy differences WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the statement below after Republicans brought the Senate to halt, forcing it to...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: Spring Travels in Southern Colorado, Eastern Plains!
Hey folks, In case you missed it, we recently hit the road and visited communities in Southern Colorado and on the Eastern Plains to discuss top of mind issues and meet with Coloradans like YOU! In Rocky Ford, we toured Hirakata Farms and discussed the...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Press USPS on Proposal to Consolidate Grand Junction Mail Center
Proposed plan could impact workforce and delay already slow delivery in mountain communities ‘These changes must not negatively impact mail delivery speeds or add to existing workforce challenges.’ WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Takes a Trip to Southern Colorado, Talks Pueblo Train Derailment at Transportation Technology Center
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently visited La Junta, Rocky Ford, and Pueblo to discuss top-of-mind issues in Southern Colorado including rural health care, agriculture, support for veterans, and empowering women-owned small businesses. In...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge Biden to Support U.S. Potato Industry, Advocate to Open Japanese Market to U.S. Potatoes
Domestic potato growers face significant obstacles in gaining access to Japanese markets Bipartisan Senate leaders sent a letter to Biden on day of Japanese PM Kishida address to Congress WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and nine of his Senate...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, DeGette, Crow, and Pettersen Welcome Nearly $39 Million for Colorado Flood Control Projects
Funding for Projects in Golden, Aurora, and Denver Comes from the Department of Transportation Grant Program Created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law WASHINGTON —U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet alongside Representatives Diana DeGette, Jason...
Hickenlooper, Twenty Bicameral Colleagues Call on President Biden to Finalize Oil and Gas Bonding Reform This Month
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined twenty Congressional colleagues in urging President Biden to finalize the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Rule by the end of the month. “[T]he current oil and gas leasing program...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Applaud Withdrawal to Protect Thompson Divide and Mt. Emmons
Department of the Interior’s Decision Will Protect Over 221,000 Acres of Public Lands on the Western Slope for the Next 20 Years DENVER – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet alongside Representative Joe Neguse celebrated the U.S. Department of...
ICYMI: Hickenlooper Secures More Than $100 Million for 160 Community Projects Across Colorado
From water system upgrades in Gunnison and a hospital expansion in Steamboat Springs, to infrastructure improvements in Grand Junction and workforce housing in Alamosa, communities across Colorado discuss the impact of FY24 CDS projects secured by Hickenlooper In case...