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...