Press Releases

Neguse and Bennet have been leading an effort nationally to expand the SNAP program by 15%, an effort that was included in the Heroes Act

Washington D.C.—On Friday June 5, Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet will visit Community Food Share in Louisville as the pair’s first community visit since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.

1st place winner’s piece “Diagnosis” depicts the anxiety of her mother’s battle with cancer 

Colorado’s First and Only African-American Congressman Calls for Calm, Peace and a Focus on Systemic Legislative Reforms as Protests Continue Across the Country

Washington D.C.—Congressman Joe Neguse, the first African American elected to represent Colorado in Congress and, at 36 years-old, the youngest African-American man serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement in the midst of protests in Denver and throughout the nation in the days after George Floyd’s murder:

Washington D.C.—In response to the recent murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, Congressman Joe Neguse joined House Judiciary Committee Democrats in a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) demanding prompt action, including the opening of pattern and practice investigations of police misconduct. The letter calls for the DOJ to investigate the prosecutors involved in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed African American man who was shot in cold blood while running in his neighborhood.

Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO), along with Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commericial and Administrative Law and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Ranking Member for the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law introduced the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act, bipartisan legislati

Washington D.C.—Today Congressman Joe Neguse helped secure passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of needed changes to the Payroll Protection Program. The bipartisan PPP Flexibility Act would increase flexibility and access to PPP loans by extending the program and loan forgiveness periods and loosening restrictions to allow for more small businesses to access the program.

Casework requests and constituent engagement have both skyrocketed amidst the pandemic

Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, along with the Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Kathy Castor and Chair of the Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment Mikie Sherrill led a letter urging the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to direct all federal science agencies to collaborate on research into the seasonality of COVID-19. In a letter to OSTP Director Dr.