Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Neguse and the entire Colorado congressional delegation sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Preparedness and Response in support of the State of Colorado’s grant request to ensure preparedness for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
WASHINGTON— U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (CO-2), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-27), and U.S.
H.R.473 was inspired by a constituent in Loveland, Colorado who hopes to install the “Every Word We Utter” statue
Washington D.C.—GovTrack has released special year-end statistics which dissect the legislative records of Members of Congress across the nation.
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 in the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the NO BAN Act, Congressman Joe Neguse, who serves as the only Eritrean American in Congress, introduced an amendment to include President Trump’s latest African and Muslim ban in the bill. The latest Muslim and African travel ban, announced in late January, is set to ban refugees from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. Under the latest ban, citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan won’t be allowed to apply for visas to immigrate to the U.S.
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, Congressman Joe Neguse, who represents Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District in Congress, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s budget proposal:
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.
Washington, D.C.—Today Congressman Joe Neguse, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee and co-chairs the Bipartisan Congressional Refugee Caucus, introduced legislation to create a Special Envoy for Refugees, a new ambassador-level role in the U.S. Department of State dedicated to raising awareness of and advocating alongside refugees in the United States and throughout the world.