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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 14h

Nobody wants a shutdown. We also don’t want premiums going through the roof for more than 24 million Americans. It’s well past time that Republicans negotiate with us.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 17h

Republicans tried to sell off our public lands in their Big Ugly Betrayal. We stopped them.

But they will stop at nothing to carve away at our public lands and sell them off to the highest bidder. We will fight against it every step of the way.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/28/c...

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 20h

We’re talking about health insurance premiums DOUBLING next year.

This is after Republicans voted to slash Medicaid and ACA subsidies in exchange for the largest transfer of wealth from working people to the ultra-wealthy in American history.

They just don’t get it.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 1d

Listen, we want to open the government and lower health care costs.

Republicans want to rubber stamp Trump’s reckless agenda and let your health care premiums skyrocket.

There’s no other way to spin it.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Today we celebrate the culture and achievements of our Native American communities, and recommit to strengthening Tribal sovereignty and ensuring the government upholds its obligations.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 2d

A headline that says it all.

Trump’s reckless policies are raising costs, making government less efficient, and pushing us dangerously close to a recession.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 3d

Whether you voted for him or not – Trump is willing to raise your electricity bill if it means rolling back our clean energy progress.

Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next.

www.nytimes.com

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 4d

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 4d

Republicans have the power to help us lower costs, safeguard rural hospitals, AND protect health care for American families.

Why are they so against that?

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 4d

I know how hard it is to run a small business – and right now, small businesses are bearing the brunt of Trump’s disastrous tariff-taxes.

My bill would exempt all small businesses from these ridiculous, job-killing tariffs.
www.durangoherald.com/articles/dur...

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 5d

This is not a drill. Nobody can afford to pay double for health insurance.

Republicans could work with us to fix this – but they would rather shut down the government.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 5d

“Much more challenging than the pandemic”

“There went my profit”

This is what Colorado small business owners have to say about Trump’s crushing tariff-taxes.

Trump’s tariffs creating stiff headwinds for Colorado outdoor industry

Outdoor Element, based in Englewood, had its best year in 2024. This year, owner Michael Mojica is questioning whether he’ll be able to stay in business.

www.denverpost.com

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 5d

We’re STILL in a government shutdown because Republicans refuse to lower health care costs. Simple as that.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 6d

8 days. That’s how long Republicans have kept the government shut down.

And not a single one of them has come to the table to tackle the health care crisis they created. Unbelievable.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 6d

RFK Jr.’s hand-picked team of anti-vaccine, anti-science ideologues are now making it harder to get a COVID shot.

Putting up barriers to basic health care is not how you make America healthy again.

The CDC says people must consult a health professional before COVID shot

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accepted a controversial recommendation from outside vaccine advisers to tighten guidelines for the COVID vaccine.

www.npr.org

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 6d

Our grassroots team is showing up – with donations from every single county! Coloradans are fired up and ready to defend this seat and fight Trump’s reckless agenda.

Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper’s reelection campaign tops $1.7 million in 3rd quarter

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper raised over $1.7 million in the latest quarter for his reelection bid, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said Wednesday. Hickenlooper finished the three-month period ending ...

www.coloradopolitics.com

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 7d

Republicans control every facet of the federal government and they couldn’t manage to keep it open. Mind-boggling.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 7d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

In Some States, Strapped Counties Must Impose Trump’s Medicaid Cuts

www.nytimes.com

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 7d

Simply put: Republicans’ Big Ugly Betrayal is making Coloradans sicker and poorer.

Whether you voted for Trump or not, they’ll take away your food and health care to give more tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 7d

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Explores Bailout of at Least $10 Billion for U.S. Farmers

Farmers are harvesting one of the largest crops in history, while China holds off on buying U.S. soybeans.

www.wsj.com

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 7d

The verdict is in: Trump’s tariff-taxes crushed an American agricultural economy that was thriving just last year.

Because of Trump’s tariffs, farmers can’t sell their crops and food costs more for everyone. Now, he wants the taxpayers to bail him out.

Here’s a better solution – end the tariffs.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 7d

Republicans control the White House.
Republicans control the U.S. Senate.
Republicans control the House of Representatives.

Republicans own this shutdown.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 8d

60% of seniors in nursing homes are on Medicaid. Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans rely on Medicaid to survive.

Republicans would rather shut down the government than ensure folks can afford health care.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 8d

They can try to spin it all they want, but Republicans own this shutdown.

We put forth a plan to lower health care costs, and keep the government open. They blocked it.

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John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 8d

I feel for anyone trying to run a business while dealing with Trump’s inflationary tariffs. These tariff-taxes would’ve trampled us when we were trying to get the brewery off the ground.

Enough is enough – Congress needs to intervene.

Rising tariffs: the daily grind for DU’s local coffee shop

Since opening their doors in 2000, Kaladi Coffee Roasters has aimed to bring people together over a great cup of coffee, and for over two decades they’ve fulfilled that promise. But recent

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