WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, John Barrasso, and nine other of their Senate colleagues reintroduced the bipartisan Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act to strengthen our outdoor recreation economy by allowing...
Press Releases
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Call for Quick Fix of Social Security Benefits to Previously Excluded Public Servants
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in 2024, but SSA still claims another year before benefits are restored WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 25 Senate colleagues in calling for the immediate implementation of the Social Security...
Hickenlooper Statement on Metro Denver ICE Raids
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement in response to reports of ICE arrests and activity across Denver and Aurora. “Reports that ICE was blocking school buses picking up kids and preventing families...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge Trump to Reinstate Inspectors General After Illegally Firing Them
Senators: “Removing these non-partisan watchdogs without providing a substantive and non-political reason is not lawful…” WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and 39 of his Senate colleagues wrote to President Donald Trump strongly condemning his...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Call on Trump Admin to Address the Illegal Effort to Dismantle USAID
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and Tim Kaine, along with 35 of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing their deep concern regarding the illegal attempt by Department of Government...
Hickenlooper Statement on Executive Actions
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after multiple actions by the Trump Administration to give DOGE officials access to the federal payment system, dismantle USAID, and freeze federal funding: “Last week the...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Boebert Re-introduce Bipartisan Bill to Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet reintroduced the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Act to lower costs and complete the AVC, a water project that will deliver clean, reliable water to Southeast Colorado communities....
Hickenlooper, Blackburn Re-Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Music Tourism
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Marsha Blackburn reintroduced their bipartisan American Music Tourism Act to foster music tourism by requiring the Commerce Department to implement a plan to increase and attract domestic and international...
MEMO: How Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze Affects Colorado
Head Start programs, Meals on Wheels, Veterans’ suicide prevention programs, COPS grants to police departments all affected In a chaotic late-night, two-page memo, President Trump immediately froze federal grants and loans. While the order is blatantly illegal, below...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Curb AI Deepfakes, Protect Our Children
TAKE IT DOWN Act would crack down on malicious uses of AI and protect victims of “deepfake porn” WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by...