WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with eight of his Senate colleagues, called on Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler to address the devastating impacts the recent and arbitrary mass firings of SBA public servants,...
Press Releases
Hickenlooper Votes Against 2025 Senate Budget Resolution
Republicans’ national budget will cut critical services for Coloradans, increase the deficit, and give tax cuts to billionaires Republicans voted down critical Democratic-led amendments, including Hickenlooper’s amendment to prevent energy price increases WASHINGTON...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Combat Wildfires, Drought Across the West
Protect the West Act would invest $60 billion to reduce wildfire risks, restore watersheds, and protect communities WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Ron Wyden, Ruben Gallego, and Jacky Rosen reintroduced the Protect the West Act,...
Hickenlooper, Hassan Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Worker Protections, Secure Collective Bargaining for Police, Firefighters, EMS Personnel
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Maggie Hassan reintroduced the Public Service Employer-Employee Cooperation Act to protect public safety workers’, like police, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, collective bargaining...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Exclude Catastrophe Mitigation Payments from Income Taxes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined nine of their Senate colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2025 to prevent disaster mitigation funds from being taxed as part of gross income. These...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Press Trump Admin on Treatment of Federal Employees
Blanket buyouts and layoffs threaten Colorado’s 40,000 federal employees and raise potential for severe delays in federal services Hickenlooper and Bennet: “Our federal workers keep Colorado, and America moving.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and...
Hickenlooper, Lankford, Bennet, Curtis, Neguse, Maloy Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Waive Fees for Replacing Documents After Natural Disasters
Survivors of natural disasters like the Marshall Fire often have to pay thousands of dollars to replace critical documents like passports or visas WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, James Lankford, Michael Bennet, and John Curtis along with...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, DeGette, Neguse, Crow, Pettersen, Sound Alarm About Trump Admin’s Cuts to Critical Colorado Medical Research
Proposed cuts will weaken our public health, limit access to life-saving treatments while stifling medical research to cure cancer, fight infectious diseases, better support our veterans suffering from PTSD In 2023, Colorado researchers received $575 million in NIH...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse, Pettersen, Crow Urge Trump Admin to Reinstate 3,400 Forest Service Employees Fired in Mass Layoffs
Layoffs increase the risk of wildfires and hurt outdoor recreation in Colorado WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and Representatives Joe Neguse, Brittany Pettersen, and Jason Crow urged Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Spur Housing Development, Create Jobs
Legislation would permanently extend the New Markets Tax Credit, drive investment to build more housing units WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Steve Daines, and Mark Warner, along with 13 of their Senate colleagues introduced the bipartisan New...