Press Releases
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Neguse announced a $3,987,750 million grant from FEMA which will be delegated to rebuild the Lower Beaver Brook Dam. This grant will fund the replacement of a highly hazardous 114-year-old rockfill embankment dam with a new concrete gravity dam.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Neguse voted against the Senate’s insufficient humanitarian aid legislation, which, unlike the bill passed earlier in the week from the House of Representatives, does not include standards of care for children at the border or establish restrictions to prevent funds from going towards child separation.
Washington, D.C.— Today, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, major public lands legislation introduced by Representative Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet, passed the House Natural Resources Committee with a vote of 23-15. This is the first major Colorado public lands legislation to pass Committee in the U.S. Congress in over a decade.
Washington, D.C.— This week, Representative Joe Neguse, introduced a bicameral legislative package to ensure fair, equitable policies on affordable housing contracts.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Representative Neguse signed onto H.R. 3239, legislation to establish humanitarian standards of care for individuals in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse secured key funding priorities for Colorado’s public lands, labs, and state NASA partnerships in H.R.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Neguse sent a letter to the Immigration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, which he serves on, requesting an oversight hearing to investigate the activities of the private corporation, “GEO Group, Inc.,” regarding the Aurora, Colorado GEO detention facility.
Washington D.C.—This morning, following reports last night that Administration immigration authorities would target people for deportation in several cities across the U.S. this weekend, including in Denver, Representatives Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter and Jason Crow released the following joint statement:
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse has secured a committee markup in the Natural Resources Committee for the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, legislation he introduced in January to preserve about 400,000 acres of public lands across the state, with a companion bill brought by Senator Michael Bennet in the Senate.