Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.)
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Recent News About Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.)
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Defense Credit Union Council to Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper: Proposed credit card regs ‘will risk military financial readiness’
An association representing U.S. military credit unions sent a letter to Colorado’s U.S. Senators in opposition to proposed credit card regulations pending in the U.S. Senate.
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse, DeGette, Pettersen, Caraveo, Crow Statement on Chairman Rogers Decision to Not Approve Critical Military Funding
On July 12, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet alongside Colorado U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, Brittany Pettersen, Yadira Caraveo, and Jason Crow released the following statement regarding House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers’ (R-Ala.) decision to not approve Department of Defense (DoD) reprogramming requests, which would support military personnel pay and high-priority defense operations
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Hickenlooper, Bennet Testify in Support of Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act and CORE Act at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing
On July 12, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Michael Bennet spoke during a Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing in support of the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act and Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act
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Hickenlooper, Romney Introduce Seven-year Extension of Fish Recovery Programs
On July 11, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Mitt Romney introduced the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act
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Hickenlooper Statement on Chairman Mike Rogers Blocking Military Service Members’ Bonuses to Force Decision on Space Command
On July 11, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement on House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers’ hold blocking the Department of Defense from transferring funds to cover a shortfall in the military’s budget in an apparent effort to force a decision on the permanent headquarters of Space Command
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ICYMI: Hickenlooper in Southwestern Colorado to Discuss Rural Health Care, Veterans’ Benefits, Tribal Broadband Investments
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper traveled to Pagosa Springs, Durango, and Ignacio to hear about access to rural health care, expanded veterans benefits under the PACT Act, and issues critical to Southwestern Colorado including economic development, affordable housing, and infrastructure improvements
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ICYMI: At Durango Town Hall, Hickenlooper Talks Immigration, Outdoor Recreation, Local Issues
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper held an in-person town hall last week in Durango to hear directly from Coloradans about rural health care, climate change, reproductive rights, and more during his swing through Southwestern Colorado
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Hickenlooper Urges BLM to Consider Conservation and Stakeholder Concerns in Final Public Lands Rule
On July 5, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper sent a letter to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning in support of the BLM’s efforts to promote conservation and land health, consistent with the goals of the proposed “Conservation and Landscape Health” rule
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Hickenlooper: Supreme Court Ruling in 303 Creative Case is License to Discriminate
U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of businesses discriminating against LGBTQ+ individuals in the 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis case
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Polis Welcome Over $826 Million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Funding for Colorado from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Funding supports Colorado’s goal to connect over 99% of Coloradans with affordable, high-speed internet over the next five years
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Hickenlooper, Braun, Hyde-Smith, Warner Introduce Bill to Boost Capital Available to Underserved Small Businesses
Bill Would Establish Dedicated Office of Community Financial Institution at Small Business Administration
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During Pride Month, Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Historic Legislation to Protect LGBTQ+ Community
The Equality Act will ban discrimination against the queer and trans community and strengthen LGBTQ+ rights
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Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome $72 Million for Colorado Infrastructure Projects
Funding Comes From the Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program, Created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Hickenlooper Calls for Faster H-2B Visa Processing in Bipartisan Letter
On June 22, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan letter with Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Angus King urging Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su to address extreme delays affecting the DOL’s processing of labor certifications for H-2B visa applications
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Hickenlooper, Bennet Announce Funding to Expand Internet to 41,000 Pueblo Homes and Small Businesses
Funding for the middle mile project in Pueblo comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Telehealth
Bill would expand access to telehealth, especially in rural areas
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Access to Contraception
Right to Contraception Act would protect right to birth control, preventing further restrictions to reproductive rights in the wake of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision
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Hickenlooper Welcomes DOI Planning for Post-2026 Colorado River
On June 15, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper issued the following statement after the Department of the Interior announced it is initiating the formal process to develop future operating guidelines for the Colorado River
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Hickenlooper, Bennet Applaud over $45M for Colorado Vital Services
56 Colorado county governments to receive Payment In Lieu of Taxes funding
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Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Luján, Wicker Introduce Bill to Launch New Era of Spaceports
As our commercial space industry blasts off, spaceports in Colorado and across the country need funding to keep pace