Press Releases
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Neguse’s legislation to extend authorization of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (PRRIP) will be considered at the Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water Oceans and Wildlife Legislative Hearing. The bipartisan bicameral Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act would fund the program for the next 13 years with support from the Bureau of Reclamation. The hearing began at Thursday, July 25th at 10:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. MT.
Representative Neguse, along with several members of Colorado’s congressional delegation, seeks information from the FBI as to how a Floridian woman was able to pass a background check and shut down schools on front range on April 17, 2019
Washington D.C.— An extended comment period on the Administration’s proposal to strip endangered species protections from gray wolves, requested by Congressman Neguse, has brought in 1.8 million comments. The large number of comments, tallied this week after the close of the extended comment period is the largest number of comments ever submitted on a federal decision involving endangered species and reflects broad dissatisfaction with the proposed delisting.
Washington D.C.— In response to constituent concerns, Congressman Neguse sent a letter to the Comptroller General of the United States inquiring about ways to combat train horn noise in Colorado’s urban areas. Congressman Neguse has asked that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a review of the ways to reduce train horn noise in all urban areas throughout the United States.
Washington D.C. — Congressman Joe Neguse, who represents Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District and serves as a member of House Leadership, today announced that the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis will hold their first field hearing in Boulder, Colorado on August 1st. Committee Chair Kathy Castor (D-Florida), Committee Members and Congressman Neguse plan to visit with officials in Boulder and hold an official congressional field hearing on the clean energy transition.
Washington D.C.— This week, the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship held multiple hearings on overcrowding and prolonged detention in Custom and Border Protection facilities at the border and immigration application backlogs at the USCIS. These were the first in a series of planned hearings on immigration policies and to examine current conditions for children and adults in detention facilities at the border and across the country. Congressman Joe Neguse released the following statement on the hearing:
Washington D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, who represents Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, introduced legislation to ban oil, gas, and mineral drilling beneath Federally owned Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites. The On or Under Act would direct the federal government to acquire mineral rights beneath federal NPL Superfund sites, and prohibit their extraction or disturbance.
Washington D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse joined the bipartisan Congressional War Powers Caucus, co-chaired by Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ). The caucus, launched in late June, is dedicated to restoring Congress’s constitutionally-mandated authority over matters of war and peace.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Neguse signed onto H.R. 1571, the Debt Free College Act of 2019, bicameral legislation, led by Representative Pocan (WI-02) in the House of Representatives, aimed at reversing the student debt crisis and addressing the rising costs of higher education in the United States.