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Senator John Hickenlooper
@hickenlooper.senate.gov
Proudly serving the people of Colorado in the U.S. Senate
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Today is the National Park Service’s birthday! 🥳🏞️

You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
As a former small business owner, I know firsthand the work it takes to make payroll. Between his illegal tariffs and rising costs, Trump’s economy is forcing many of our small businesses to lay off staff or close their doors. That means higher prices and fewer jobs for Americans.
December 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is ruthless and amoral. We’ve been sounding the alarm for months on the Trump admin gutting our immigration courts.

It’s clear Trump is doing all he can to further strain court proceedings and restrict due process. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Immigration courts thrown into chaos as Trump administration purges dozens of judges
The president has ousted about one-seventh of the DOJ judges weighing whether to deport noncitizens.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Colorado families deserve affordable and accessible health care. Yet, Republicans are about to let monthly premiums skyrocket for millions of Americans.

I’m voting this week to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits and keep health care costs low for working families.
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
ICE agents are separating families. Armed, masked individuals in civilian clothes are pulling people off the street and into unmarked vans. All this with zero transparency or accountability. This week we launched an inquiry into ICE’s unlawful obstruction of congressional oversight. We need answers.
December 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Trump’s tariff-taxes are stifling American manufacturing and costing jobs.
December 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If it walks like a duck… 

Steve Pearce has advocated for selling off our public lands. He should be nowhere near the Bureau of Land Management, the agency that oversees our federal lands. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/04/c...
Colorado's John Hickenlooper says he'll oppose BLM nominee
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., a member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Steve Pearce to be the next director of the Bur...
www.coloradopolitics.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The U.S. has seen massive job cuts this year, the most since the end of Trump's last term. Notice a common thread?

We need to get back to creating jobs and lowering costs.
U.S. job cuts have reach 1.17 million this year, the most since 2020.
December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Millions of families, including mine, have welcomed miracles into their lives through IVF. Our service members should have the freedom to decide when and how to have a family without MAGA Republicans trying to restrict that access.
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
In the coming days, the Senate will take a vote to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits. Every Senator will go on the record on whether they support low health care costs for you and your family.
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
After RFK Jr. fired all 17 nonpartisan vaccine experts, it’s clear he’s getting what he wants: conspiracies and disinformation.

We introduced a bill this week to restore the ACIP to its original purpose: vaccine guidance based on science and data so families can trust public health again.
Breaking news: A vaccine advisory panel has voted to end the long-standing recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine — the most significant change to the childhood immunization schedule under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
CDC panel makes most sweeping revision to child vaccine schedule under RFK Jr.
The panel voted to eliminate a long-standing recommendation for every newborn to receive a hepatitis B shot, excluding those born to mothers testing negative.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Americans need a real steward for our public lands. Steve Pearce, Trump’s pick to lead the BLM, isn’t one.

He opposed environmental protections and pushed to sell public lands when he was in Congress.

Our public lands are NEVER for sale. I'm a NO on his nomination.
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Trump keeps calling affordability a scam. Working people are paying attention. youtube.com/shorts/0zRXY...
Trump keeps calling affordability a scam. Working people are paying attention.
YouTube video by Senator John Hickenlooper
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December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A majority of Americans support DACA because it’s just common sense.

Proud to fight for the Dream Act to give Dreamers the permanent protections and pathway to citizenship they deserve.
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Americans are already seeing health care costs soar. The last thing they need is for their monthly premiums to DOUBLE or TRIPLE. 

The clock is ticking for Republicans to work with us to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits to prevent health care price hikes for millions of families.
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We had a Senate hearing on two of our public lands bills yesterday!

🏞️ Our CORE Act (HUGE for Colorado) will protect 420,000 acres of public lands
🏔️ Our bill to expand Sarvis Creek Wilderness by 7,000 acres

Coloradans overwhelmingly support our public lands. We’ll always fight to protect them.
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Billionaires get tax cuts while working people foot the bill for Trump’s tariffs.
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump promised he would lower costs for working people. Now, he’s making it crystal clear that he couldn’t care less.
Trump: "The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam"
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Our immigration courts are already backlogged as is. Firing judges will only make cases proceed more slowly and the entire process less efficient.
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
At a naturalization ceremony in Denver, we celebrated the journey of our newest U.S. citizens.

While the Trump administration may demonize immigrants, we know that the original promise of America is one of community and diversity.

Welcome to the land of the free 🇺🇸 youtube.com/shorts/7dkF9...
At a naturalization ceremony in Denver, we celebrated the journey of our newest U.S. citizens
YouTube video by Senator John Hickenlooper
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December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
From throwing millions off SNAP with their ‘Big Bad Betrayal Act’ to illegally withholding resources during their shutdown, we’ve seen the Trump admin come after food assistance programs time and time again.

We should be making it easier for working families to put food on the table, not harder.
November 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Grocery prices and health care costs have reached record highs. Tariffs are making it harder for small businesses to stay afloat. 

The question that everyone should be asking: what happened to Trump’s promise to lower costs for working families?
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
When we set out to start the first brewpub in Colorado, it took a lot of determination & hope that the community we serve would see the potential in us. 

As Trump continues to pummel our small businesses with illegal tariffs, Small Business Saturday is a great day to support a local small business!
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
161 years ago, hundreds of Arapaho and Cheyenne people – mostly women, children, and the elderly – were murdered at Sand Creek by U.S. soldiers.

The Sand Creek Massacre is a horrific stain on Colorado and America’s past.

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November 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On Native American Heritage Day, we honor the culture and contributions of Tribal communities, including the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Tribes in Colorado. We remain committed to strengthening Tribal sovereignty and ensuring our government keeps its promises.
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Colorado! 🦃🧡
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM