Hickenlooper, Neguse Say DOGE Layoffs Will Impact Colorado's Firefighting Efforts During Peak Wildfire Time

Sen. John Hickenlooper from Lake Estes: ‘Our lands are under siege’

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper addressed a handful of media members at the Lake Estes Marina on Wednesday morning, taking direct aim at DOGE and the Trump administration’s budget cuts. With the Rocky Mountains serving as his backdrop, Hickenlooper encouraged backers to take to social media and create a groundswell of support for his bill aimed at establishing a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing the use of proceeds from public land…

Hickenlooper, Neguse say DOGE layoffs will impact Colorado's firefighting efforts during peak wildfire time

ESTES PARK, Colo. During a press conference in Estes Park on Wednesday, Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper and Congressman Joe Neguse called out the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) downsizing efforts, saying personnel layoffs could "hamstring" firefighting efforts in Colorado's national parks and public lands."I think those lands are under siege between what DOGE has done, the firings. If you add the people on the Forest Service, Nati…