Press Releases

Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, who serves as Vice-Chair of the House Immigration Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sent a letter to the Biden Administration urging establishment of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for multiple African countries experiencing humanitarian crises. The letter urges TPS status be offered to individuals from Ethiopia, Mauritania and Cameroon, as previously requested by Amnesty International and other organizations in August of 2021.

Washington D.C.—Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Congresswoman Sharice Davids have introduced the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act of 2021 to give Native American small businesses a seat at the table within the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Leaders of Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus come together to help families escape, recover from this year’s particularly devastating wildfire season

The proposal to expand Medicare to at least 23 million people is backed by a broad coalition of House members  

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, argued in support of inclusion of the Climate Conservation Corps in the Build Back Better Act. His comments followed an amendment from Congresswoman Boebert that would strike all Climate Conservation Corps provisions from the final bill.

View his remarks HERE.

Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse introduced legislation to reduce the tax burden on veterans who take advantage of student loan discharge provisions. His bill, the Veterans Equitable Taxation (VET) of Student Loans Act, seeks to retroactively and perpetually exempt veterans whose student loan debt was discharged due to death or permanent, total disability from tax liability on their forgiven loans.

Lafayette, CO— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse released the following statement in response to Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s announcement that three Aurora police officers and two paramedics will face criminal charges in the Elijah McClain case.

Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced that the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) which services Boulder, Broomfield, and Jefferson County, will be receiving $304.2 Million from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Authority (FTA). Funded by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), this grant will help the Denver RTD maintain service and jobs as communities continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.