Two Colorado organizations working to prevent Veteran suicide selected to receive a total of $642,629 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announcement of over $600,000 in...
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Hickenlooper, Blackburn Cheer Committee Passage of Their Bipartisan Music Tourism Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Marsha Blackburn celebrated the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee passage of their bipartisan American Music Tourism Act, which would support and increase music tourism for both domestic and...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome $28.6 Million to Improve Colorado Road Safety
Funding for Colorado projects comes from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated $28.6 million in new funding from the Department of Transportation’s Safe Street and Roads for All (SS4A)...
VIDEO: Hickenlooper Bills to Address Colorado River, Boost Conservation Get Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, advocated for three of his bills that would help address the Colorado River crisis and secure a more resilient water future during a Senate ENR...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, and Boebert Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Complete the Arkansas Valley Conduit
Project will deliver clean drinking water to more than 50,000 Coloradans, helping communities with radioactive groundwater contamination WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet introduced the Finish the AVC Act to lower the cost of...
Hickenlooper, Moran, Pettersen, Ciscomani Intro Bill to Help Tribes, Rural Communities Access Federal Funding for Water Conservation
Water Project Navigators Act would establish grant navigator positions to help states, water districts, and Tribes access federal fundingWASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Jerry Moran and Representatives Brittany Pettersen and Juan Ciscomani...
Hickenlooper Presses for Crackdown on Unlicensed Commercial Truck Drivers
Letter comes after deadly crashes in Colorado and across the country were caused by commercial truck drivers transporting heavy cargo without valid CDLs WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
GIDDY UP-DATE NEWSLETTER: What we’re doing for veterans, climate change, and American innovation
Hey folks, August was a month chock-full of important dates: Back to School, Colorado Day (Aug 2nd!), the National Park Service's birthday, International Beer Day – just to name a few. But we also celebrated the success of some MAJOR pieces of legislation...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome up to $1.1 Billion from Inflation Reduction Act for Rural Electric Cooperatives in Colorado
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $7.3 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program to help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to...
Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Nearly $100 Million for Colorado Airports
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed nearly $100 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to improve airport infrastructure across the state. This funding is made available through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and...