WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper issued the following press release:
In case you missed it, last week U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper traveled across Northwest Colorado to address the West's historic drought and a wildfire season already breaking records for size and damage. On Monday, he joined Governor Polis, Senator Bennet, and first responders in Fruita for an update on the Snyder Fire-Colorado's fifth-largest wildfire-and to honor the three firefighters who tragically lost their lives, as well as the two others who were injured.
On Thursday, he hosted a discussion overlooking the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs on the Western drought emergency and its toll on agriculture and our economy.
On Friday, he met with ranchers i...