Colorado’s two U.S. senators, Democrats Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, say they intend to vote no on a Republican-drafted spending bill as the federal government lurches toward an imminent shutdown.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett speaks during the Colorado Democratic Party’s watch party on Nov. 5 (Andrew Fraieli for Colorado Newsline). U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, both Colorado Democrats,

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, both Colorado Democrats, voted against a stopgap spending bill that passed the Senate Friday.