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New Neguse legislation would make significant investments for wildfire resiliency, provide economic stimulus for the outdoor recreation industry, and create jobs in conservation.
Neguse’s coronavirus homeless assistance bill would provide $11.5 billion in Emergency Solution grants to equip the homeless population amidst the pandemic
In March, Congressman Neguse wrote the Secretary of Transportation requesting the funds
Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse announced today that he has successfully secured $60,700,000 for Vail Pass improvements on I-70. In March, Congressman Neguse, alongside Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner wrote Elaine Chao, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, to support the Colorado Department of Transportation’s application for the funds.
Casework requests and constituent engagement have both skyrocketed amidst the pandemic
Washington D.C.—In response to multiple COVID-19 outbreaks at senior living facilities across Colorado, Congressman Joe Neguse led a bipartisan letter today, along with the full Colorado Delegation, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting that personal protective equipment (PPE) deliveries to these facilities be continued through June and July.
Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced the launch of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for high students in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District.
H.R.473 was inspired by a constituent in Loveland, Colorado who hopes to install the “Every Word We Utter” statue
Washington D.C.—The city and county of Broomfield, CO has pledged its support for Ally’s Act, a bipartisan bill that ensures private insurance companies provide coverage for osseointegrated hearing devices (OIDs) – including bone-anchored hearing aids (Baha) and Cochlear Implants.
Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced a new environmental scholarship award to honor college students within Colorado’s Second Congressional District, whose clear passion, scholastic excellence, and desire for service display the potential for environmental vision and leadership. The Mollie H. Beattie Congressional Award for Distinguished Environmental Scholarship is named after Mollie H. Beattie, an outward bound instructor, forester, and leader with a lifelong dedication to the natural world who became the first woman to serve as the director of the U.S.
Washington D.C.—Today, U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (CO-02), Deb Haaland (NM-01), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), and Ed Case (HI-01) introduced the Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature to set a goal for the United States to conserve at least 30% of the ocean and land by 2030, which scientists say is the minimum step needed to pull us back from the tipping point that nature and our climate have reached.