Press Releases
Washington D.C.— This week, Congressman Joe Neguse announced the names of over 20 nominees for U.S. Military Service Academies from Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District. This announcement followed a nomination celebration that the Congressman hosted last Friday, January 17th at the Broomfield Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post for all district nominees.
The nominees include:
Harrison Abernathy, Lyons, nominated to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S. Naval Academy
Adam Bartoletta, Niwot, nominated to U.S. Air Force Academy
Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse received a response from U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz regarding the Congressman’s bipartisan request for a Federal investigation into the April 2019 incident in which a credible gun violence threat led schools across the Front Range to close.
Broomfield, C.O.— Congressman Joe Neguse will hold his 6th service town hall at A Precious Child in Broomfield on January 25th. Congressman Neguse launched the first-of-its-kind service town hall initiative in March of 2019 and has held events at Bridge House Boulder, Rocky Mountain National Park, Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, Larimer Humane Society and Broomfield FISH since then. The event on Saturday will be the Congressman’s 4th town hall this year and the first service town hall of 2020.
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse traversed Larimer County on Tuesday to visit constituents, meet with municipal leaders and deliver the first of two State of the District addresses to be given this week. Neguse met with Municipal leaders from Berthoud, Loveland, Fort Collins and Larimer County to discuss 2020 priorities and provide updates from Congress. Conversations focused on issues surrounding affordable housing, transportation and infrastructure, rural broadband, education and childcare funding.
Boulder, C.O.— Today, Congressman Neguse announced that a NIST-wide Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) in Boulder will receive a $5 million funding renewal in the fiscal year 2020.
“Federal research at NIST and federal labs across our district are essential for scientific progress and ingenuity,” said Congressman Joe Neguse. “I am confident that PREP will continue to encourage more students to pursue research careers and offer opportunities for expanded learning and development for scientists at NIST.”
Washington, D.C.—On Thursday January 23rd Congressman Joe Neguse will deliver a State of the District update at his Boulder town hall to share updates on the state of the 2nd Congressional District and his efforts in Congress to address them. The address will be followed by town hall Q&A with constituents.
Washington, D.C.—On Tuesday January 21st Congressman Joe Neguse will deliver a State of the District address in Fort Collins to share updates on the state of the 2nd Congressional District and his efforts in Congress to address them. The address will be followed by town hall Q&A with constituents.
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse has been awarded the “Spirit of Service” award from the Town Hall Project— a national organization that tracks congressional town halls and encourages a stronger, fairer better democracy. The Town Hall Project recognized Neguse for demonstrating outstanding commitment to serving his district by facilitating a first-of-its-kind service town hall initiative and holding consistent town halls across the 2nd District throughout his first year in office.
Washington D.C.— Today, following Governor Jared Polis’s 2nd State of the State Address, Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following statement in support of the Governor’s leadership in his first year in office to position Colorado as a leader for clean energy and innovative healthcare solutions, as outlined in his annual address:
Washington, D.C.— This week, Congressman Neguse announced that Crossroads Safehouse in Fort Collins has been awarded nearly $450,000 from the Office of Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The three-year grant will help fund a new Road to Rapid Rehousing program that will provide victims of domestic violence who are exiting emergency shelter with financial, rental, and housing-search assistance to help them find and maintain permanent housing, free from the threat of violence and abuse.