Hickenlooper Votes Against Republican Funding Bill That Does Nothing to Lower Costs

Hickenlooper: "It's getting more and more expensive to live in Trump's America."

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after he voted against Republicans' continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government. The bill, which the House passed Friday, failed in the Senate after Democrats opposed it because Republicans refused to work with them to lower costs. Government funding runs out on October 1.

Hickenlooper voted 'No' on the Republican funding bill after voting for Democrats' alternative continuing resolution, which would have reversed more than $1 trillion in health care cuts that Republicans passed in their One Big Beautiful Bill Act. 15 million Americans are expected to lose their health care under Trump's bill.

"It's getting more and more expensive to live in Trump's America. Today, Republicans voted to rubberstamp Trump's agenda and block our effort to lower health care costs, restore coverage, and save rural hospitals.

"If Republicans would work with us to avoid a shutdown, they'd actually help lower costs and protect health care for working Americans at the same time."

Hickenlooper voted against Republicans' government funding bill because it failed to reverse the disastrous Medicaid cuts that Republicans passed in their Big Beautiful Bill. Those cuts are expected to strip health care from an estimated 15 million Americans - including 241,000 Coloradans - and push hundreds of rural hospitals nationwide toward closure. Hickenlooper voted against their bill in July.

Democrats put forward their own continuing resolution, which Republicans blocked. Their bill would have extended the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits and restored the Medicaid funding that Republicans gutted. Hickenlooper voted for Democrats' continuing resolution to help lower health care costs and is pushing for Republicans to also take action to end Trump's reckless tariffs that are increasing prices and crushing small businesses.

On Tuesday, Hickenlooper was one of the first senators to announce he'd oppose the Republican CR unless they worked with Democrats to lower health care costs, support rural hospitals, and end Trump's tariffs. Hickenlooper voted against a similar Republican funding bill that passed earlier this year.

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