WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper issued the following press release:

Today, a spokesperson for U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after postal investigators intercepted a suspicious letter addressed to his Denver office amid reports (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspicious-letters-election-officials-congressional-offices-fbi-us-postal-service/) of similar letters targeting congressional offices nationwide.

Attributable to a Hickenlooper spokesperson:

"Our office has been notified that postal investigators intercepted a suspicious letter addressed to our Denver office. We're grateful to federal authorities for their work to protect our staff and others who have been targeted. Violence and intimida...