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...
Press Releases
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: 160 Colorado Projects TAKE OFF!
Hey Colorado, Wanted to keep you in the loop on some FANTASTIC developments! Congress passed two bipartisan government funding bills to keep our country working. In these bills, we fought and secured funding for 160 projects across Colorado! From water...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Support Farm Workers, Address Agricultural Labor Crisis
Legislation would reform H-2A visa program, create wage certainty for farmers, provide pathway to legal status for undocumented farm workers WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined their colleagues in reintroducing the Affordable and...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Cheer Final Rule to Curb Harmful Methane Leaks from Public Lands
Final rule established after Hickenlooper and Bennet pushed federal government to follow Colorado’s lead WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet applauded the announcement of a final rule from the Bureau of Land Management...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Tens of Millions for Colorado to Reduce Emissions, Boost Manufacturing
Funding from Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help meet our carbon emission goals, create more good-paying jobs WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $22 million from the Department of...
Hickenlooper Secures Over $111 Million of $157 Million Total for Colorado in Annual Funding Bills
Hickenlooper helped secure $27 million for 40 Colorado projects in the second round of funding bills that passed todayAdded to the projects secured in the first round of annual funding bills that passed earlier this month, Colorado secured a final total of $157...
Following Devastating Cyber Attack, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Call for Plan to Address Cyber Threats to Health Care System
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined a bicameral group of colleagues to call on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to introduce a plan to help health care systems increase...
Hickenlooper Directs Biden Administration to Make Apprenticeship Programs More Accessible
Letter urges Department of Labor to increase flexibility, cut red-tape WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper sent a letter to Julie Su, acting secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL), to provide feedback on the department’s recent proposed rule to strengthen...
VIDEO: Hickenlooper Chairs Senate Hearing on Athlete Safety in Olympic Sports
Chair Hickenlooper: “Our athletes make many sacrifices to represent our country on the global stage. It’s up to us to make sure that our athletes are protected from any form of abuse.” WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper chaired a hearing of the...
Hickenlooper, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Funding for Down Syndrome Research
WASHINGTON – Recently, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Jerry Moran introduced the bipartisan, bicameral DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act to increase funding for Down syndrome research. The legislation would reauthorize the INCLUDE (Investigation of Co-Occurring...