Press Releases
Congressman Neguse Statement on Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following statement to celebrate the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. "With this vote, Congress protected the dignity of citizens across America - regardless of gender, sexuality, race, or ethnicity. All Americans deserve fair and equal treatment under the law. "This moment holds particular importance to our community, thanks to the late Clela Rorex, Boulder County's former County Clerk. Clela was a champion for equality, … Continue Reading
December 06, 2022
Rep. Neguse Introduces SHIELD Act, Bill to Combat “Heat Island Effect” & Air Pollution
Washington, D.C. - Last week, Congressman Joe Neguse introduced the Surveying the Heat Island Effect across Large Divisions, or SHIELD, Act. This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to do a study of the heat island effect on large-scale installations and then compose a plan to increase greenery coverage to lessen the consequences of this climate phenomenon. The heat island effect has been shown to have an impact on sizable military installations, including military bases, and the increase in … Continue Reading
December 01, 2022
Rep. Neguse Elected to Lead House Democrats’ Messaging Arm
Neguse Elected by Colleagues, Will Serve in Senior Role in House Leadership Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Colorado) was elected by the House Democratic Caucus to serve as Chairman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, or DPCC. In a statement, Congressman Neguse said: "I'm deeply grateful to my colleagues for giving me the opportunity and the privilege to serve as Chair of the DPCC in the 118th Congress. I look forward to working with every member of … Continue Reading
November 01, 2022
Rep. Neguse Joins Senator Bennet, Colorado Lawmakers In Calling for Forest Service to Swiftly Implement Forestry Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & Inflation Reduction Act
Neguse, who Chairs House National Forest Subcommittee, Urges USFS to Quickly Allocate $10 billion for Forest Management Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Forests, joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and several members of the Colorado congressional delegation in a letter calling for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to share information about its plan to implement the $10 billion in funding in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law … Continue Reading
October 31, 2022
Congressman Neguse Announces Over $2 Million in Federal Funds for Poudre Head Start Program, $1 Million for Thompson Programs
Lafayette, CO-Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced that Poudre School District will receive $2,174,190 in federal funding and Thompson School District will receive $1,071,780 for their Head Start programs. This funding will go toward supporting Head Start in both districts in delivering high-quality, evidence-based education and comprehensive services to children throughout the county. "Head Start sets our children up for a lifetime of success by providing the support needed to help kids … Continue Reading
October 28, 2022
Rep. Neguse Announces $790,000 Grant for Low-No Emission School Buses in Grand County
Lafayette, CO-Today, Congressman Joe Neguse applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8's announcement naming East Grand School District as a winner of a 2022 Clean School Bus Rebate. The $790,000 in funding awarded to East Grand School District is part of a larger $965 million nationwide investment, made possible by the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. "As communities across America continue our work towards a renewable energy future, I am excited that the EPA … Continue Reading
October 24, 2022
Rep. Neguse and Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper Applaud Waiver Allowing Colorado to Directly Administer Marshall Fire Recovery Funds
Lafayette, CO-Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) decision to allow the State of Colorado to directly administer $6 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for recovery from the Marshall Fire. This announcement follows a letter the lawmakers sent in August, urging HUD to approve the state's waiver request to streamline the recovery process for … Continue Reading
October 19, 2022
Rep. Neguse Joins Governor Polis, Senators Bennet & Hickenlooper in Formal Groundbreaking of I-70 Floyd Hill Project
Representative Neguse is accompanied by Governor Jared Polis and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper during the groundbreaking ceremony, made possible by investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Lafayette, CO-Today, Congressman Joe Neguse celebrated the formal groundbreaking of the Floyd Hill I-70 expansion project, funded by a $100,000,000 grant for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) awarded through the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In February, … Continue Reading
October 12, 2022
ICYMI: Rep. Neguse Delivers Remarks at Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument Designation
Watch the full remarks here. Lafayette, CO- Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee, joined President Joe Biden as he designated Colorado's Camp Hale as the country's newest national monument. KEY POINTS: "When I first began serving in Congress, I had the special opportunity to tour these grounds with Sandy, a World War II veteran who trained at Camp Hale and spent his final years working to preserve this land. And Sandy once … Continue Reading
October 12, 2022
Camp Hale Named America’s Newest National Monument; Public Lands Chairman Neguse: “This treasured landscape will now be protected for generations to come.”
Lafayette, CO - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee, will join President Biden in his district in Eagle County for the President's announcement designating ?Colorado's Camp Hale as the country's newest national monument, and a 20-year mineral withdrawal in the Thompson Divide area. The Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument permanently protects the historic sites and public landscapes located in the state's Eagle Valley … Continue Reading
October 07, 2022
Rep. Neguse, Sen. Wyden Advocate for Continued Support of Land and Water Conservation Fund
Lafayette, CO - Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and other Biden Administration Cabinet officials requesting they increase investments to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in Fiscal Year 2024. The letter, signed by over 30 lawmakers, requested that the … Continue Reading
October 04, 2022
Rep. Neguse Announces Over $6 Million for Rural and Mountain Communities Across Colorado’s 2nd District
Lafayette, CO - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced $6,358,028 in federal funding from the Local Consistency and Tribal Assistance Fund has been allocated to counties across Colorado's Second Congressional District. The Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF)-established as part of the American Rescue Plan-provides flexible support for eligible rural, mountain, and tribal communities to meet the needs of their jurisdiction. The Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund … Continue Reading
October 04, 2022
Rep. Neguse Secures Reauthorization of Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program in Stopgap Government Funding Bill
Lafayette, CO - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced that a critical component of his bill, the Veterans Job Training Act, was enacted as part of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6833). The stopgap government funding bill successfully extended the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) through 2025. "In voting to support the critical funding of government agencies, we were also able to make a tremendous step forward in our work to … Continue Reading
October 03, 2022
Reps. Neguse, Moore Advocate to Streamline Social Security Administrative Processes
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) wrote to Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner, Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi, requesting an update on the agency's efforts to expedite the processing of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applications and appeals. Both programs provide assistance to Americans who meet the requirements for disability as well as those who are older, blind, or have little to no … Continue Reading
September 29, 2022
Rep. Neguse’s Bipartisan Antitrust Bill to Protect Consumers & Small Businesses Passes the House
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Vice-Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, secured House passage of his bipartisan legislation to ensure antitrust authorities have the necessary resources to protect consumers. The Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act would update merger filing fees for the first time since 2001, lower the burden on small and medium-sized businesses, and raise enough revenue so that taxpayer dollars aren't … Continue Reading
September 28, 2022
Rep. Neguse Applauds Senate Committee Approval of Wildfire Recovery Act Companion
Senate markup comes just two weeks after Congressman Neguse secured passage of the bill in the House of Representatives. Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, applauded the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for passing the Senate companion, the Fire Suppression Improvement Act, to his bill, the Wildfire Recovery Act. The bill, which is led by Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), increases flexibility in the federal … Continue Reading
September 26, 2022
Reps. Neguse, Lamborn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Tackle Fentanyl Crisis in Colorado Schools
Washington, D.C. - Today, Colorado Congressmen Joe Neguse and Doug Lamborn teamed up to introduce the bipartisan Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act. Their bill allows for unspent COVID-19 funding to go toward fentanyl education and prevention efforts in K-12 schools. This funding was allocated to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund as part of three COVID-19 relief packages passed this Congress. The lawmakers introduced this bill after hearing concerns from school … Continue Reading
September 23, 2022
Rep. Neguse, Sen. Bennet Announce Over $5.1 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Colorado
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, announced over $5.1 million from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been allocated to help the state of Colorado invest in critical wildfire resiliency projects. Funding will go toward fuels management projects currently taking place on nearly 5,395 acres of federal lands across the state. Funds are being directed from the larger, $103 million investment announced by the Department of the … Continue Reading
September 22, 2022
Rep. Neguse Votes in Favor of Comprehensive Public Safety Package
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Vice-Chair of the House Gun-Violence Prevention Task Force, voted in support of a comprehensive public safety package, delivering new federal resources to build safer communities throughout Colorado's Second District. Congressman Neguse voted in support of all four of the bills included in the package: the Invest to Protect Act, the Mental Health Justice Act, the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, and the VICTIM Act. "Today, I proudly voted to … Continue Reading
September 22, 2022
Rep. Neguse, Sen. Bennet Lead Bicameral Letter Urging Long-term, Permanent Solutions to Western Drought
Members Ask Bureau of Reclamation to Fund Efforts That Provide Meaningful Reductions in Water Use from the Colorado River with the $4 Billion Bennet Secured in the Inflation Reduction Act Washington, D.C. - Congressman Joe Neguse and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, alongside Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, and Representatives Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, Ed Perlmutter, Melanie Stansbury, and Teresa Leger Fernández wrote to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) urging it to … Continue Reading