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A national organization that promotes bipartisanship named U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse as one of its 2022 Legislative Action Award winners Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.
The Lafayette Democrat was one of six members of Congress honored by the Bipartisan Policy Center for working across party lines at a ceremony at the International Spy Museum.
Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-2), a Vice-Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, spoke in favor of H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, during the House Judiciary Committee markup on gun violence prevention measures.
Following the tragic mass shooting in Boulder, Colo. last year, Neguse introduced and advocated for several measures to address the gun violence epidemic, including leading a letter to President Biden requesting he issue an executive order banning the importation of assault weapons – a provision that will be established through H.R. 7910.
Congressman Joe Neguse participated in a discussion with the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Thursday focused on the Protecting Our Kids Act.
The Protecting Our Kids Act is a bill that includes:
Colorado’s universities and robust aerospace workforce are part of the latest pitch to keep Space Command headquarters in Colorado. This time it’s coming from Rep. Joe Neguse and leaders of Colorado's higher education community.
They have all written Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin and Sec. of the Air Force Frank Kendall to highlight Colorado’s research and scientific labs that would benefit Space Command.
Colorado officials and candidates for statewide and federal office reacted Tuesday with anguish and outrage following an attack by an 18-year-old gunman at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left at least 22 dead, including 19 children. The gunman was killed by law enforcement, authorities said.
Amid calls for prayers and action, some state leaders noted that Coloradans are all too familiar with mass shootings, from the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 to the shooting last spring at a Boulder King Soopers, with too many to count in between.
Members of Congress representing Western states are calling for more federal funding to help states fight wildfires this summer.
Colorado's Democratic U.S. representatives sent a letter to federal officials requesting funding for the Front Range rail project that has been in the works for years.
The letter, sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration, was spearheaded by Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., and was co-signed by fellow Reps. Ed Perlmutter, Jason Crow, and Diana DeGette.
Today, Congressman Joe Neguse signed on to a letter to President Biden in response to the growing consolidation in the baby formula market and the impact of market monopolization on rising costs and regional shortages of this critical food supplement. The letter urges the White House and relevant federal agencies to use all tools at their disposal to restore competition and increase resiliency to secure this vital supply chain.
Congressman Joe Neguse, as the Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Landshas been a champion of legislation to preserve our public lands, restore our forests and protect our communities from record-breaking wildfires.
Two recent moves aim to benefit water access for tribal communities in the Colorado River basin. One, a bill in the U.S. Congress, could increase access to clean water. Another, the release of a "shared vision" statement, outlines the goals of tribes and conservation nonprofits.
Tribes in the basin hold rights to about a quarter of the river's flow, but have often been excluded from negotiations about how the river’s water is used. At the same time, tribal communities often lack reliable access to clean water as a result of aging infrastructure and a history of underinvestment.