Press Releases
A recent outbreak at the Cañon City holding facility resulted in the deaths of 145 federally-protected wild horses.
Lafayette, CO – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, wrote to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning and acting Colorado State Director Stephanie Connolly requesting the agency delay and reevaluate Colorado’s next wild horse roundup in the Piceance Basin following a recent disease outbreak at the Cañon City holding facility.
Neguse spoke in support of his bill as it was debated on the House floor, watch here.
Watch his testimony here.
Washington, D.C. – Today, 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 shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, the House Judiciary Committee announced an atypical recess week markup for Thursday. The event’s Livestream will be available starting at 10am ET, here.
In a letter to the Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force, sent earlier today, representatives of nearly every higher education institution in Colorado expressed support for keeping headquarters in the state. Read here.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Neguse (CO-2) issued the following statement on President Biden’s executive order to strengthen public safety and advance effective, accountable policing two years after the murder of George Floyd:
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Congressman John Curtis (R-UT), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, led a letter to the Interior and Environment Subcommittee requesting robust funding for programs that support wildfire funding and preparedness.
Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse and Rep. James Langevin (D-RI), joined by 40 Members of Congress, announced today a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting $14 million in funding for National Environmental Education Act (NEEA) programs for fiscal year 2023. Sent to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the letter highlights the importance of NEEA programs in improving environmental literacy and responsibility nationwide.
The proposed funding would help expand and leverage existing programs within the federal government, putting to work the next generation of Americans to protect and restore our environment
The letter requests that the project is prioritized in part with the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.