WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse welcomed over $47 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for wildlife safety improvements around U.S....
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Hickenlooper Leads 124 Members of Congress in Letter Urging Preservation of Governors’ National Guard Authority
Letter encourages the inclusion of language amending the proposal to shift Air National Guard personnel to the Space Force in upcoming defense budget WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper led 86 representatives and 38 senators, including Senator Michael...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push DOD to Fix Rule Hurting Colo. Springs Children’s Hospitals
Rule change has caused financial challenges for Children’s hospitals serving defense communities, limited their ability to provide care WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representatives Doug Lamborn and Jason Crow, along...
Hickenlooper Hires Taylor Leyva as Constituent Advocate Based in Pueblo
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced Taylor Leyva as his new Constituent Advocate based in Pueblo. “Our Constituent Advocates are the problem solvers that untangle the bureaucracy of the federal government. Whether it’s a passport renewal or...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome $1.6 Million in Funding to Support Adaptive Sports for Veterans
Funding comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs Adaptive Sports Grant Program WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed over $1.6 million in federal funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for eight Colorado...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse, Crow, Pettersen, DeGette Announce Support for Colorado River District’s Bid for Funding to Complete Shoshone Water Rights Purchase
Lawmakers call for Bureau of Reclamation to help Colorado’s Western Slope priorities through program created by Inflation Reduction Act WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, Brittany...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Recognize Latina Equal Pay Day
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, along with 23 of their fellow senators, introduced a resolution to honor Latina Equal Pay Day. The resolution recognizes the disparity in wages paid to Latinas, the significance of equal pay, and its...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome $170 Million in Funding for Access to Clean Water, Reliable Energy
13 Colorado projects in rural and tribal communities selected, investments will create thousands of jobs WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) award of over $170 million to 13...
Hickenlooper’s Launch Communications Act Signed into Law
New law will modernize space launches, support space exploration WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Eric Schmitt celebrated the announcement that President Biden signed their bipartisan Launch Communications Act into law. The new law, which the...
Hickenlooper, Graham, Coons, Young, Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Advance Domestic Processing of Critical Materials
Legislation will cut reliance on China for critical minerals essential to our national security, energy, and emerging tech WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Lindsey Graham, Chris Coons, and Todd Young introduced the bipartisan Critical Materials Future...