Press Releases
Washington D.C.— Representative Joe Neguse is leading a FY2020 appropriations letter urging his colleagues to ensure that the FY2020 Labor-HHS appropriations bill include specific language prohibiting the U.S. Department of Education from leveraging federally appropriated funds to penalize higher education institutions that are participating in the research of cannabis.
Washington D.C.— Representatives Joe Neguse (CO-02), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Sean Casten (IL-06) are leading a letter from a majority of the freshman class calling on appropriators in Congress to prioritize funding for climate change research in FY2020. All three were recently appointed to the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Washington D.C. — Congressman Joe Neguse has led a Colorado delegation-wide appropriations letter urging his colleagues to fund the NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in the FY 2020 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill.
Boulder, CO—Congressman Joe Neguse released the following statement after schools across the Denver area were closed this morning due to a credible threat of gun violence:
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Neguse announced a $3.2 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services awarded to the Thompson Valley School District for their Head Start program. The Head Start program promotes school readiness of children under 5 from low-income families through education, health, social and other services.
Washington D.C.—In the first 100 Days of the 116th Congress, Congressman Joe Neguse has already started delivering on his promises for the 2nd Congressional District, introducing a record 10 pieces of legislation, more than any other freshman member of Congress, holding 11 town halls, and launching the first-of-its kind “community service town hall” initiative.
Washington D.C.— Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Representative Raul Ruiz (D-CA), this week, introduced the Veterans Conservation Corps Act, legislation to connect veterans with employment opportunities in public lands maintenance.
Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse has three town halls planned for the April work period— including his second “community service town hall” at Rocky Mountain National Park to kick off National Parks Week. The other two town halls will be held in Evergreen and Fort Collins. In addition, he’ll be holding his third “Java with Joe” and two more “Senior Saturday,” events to meet with smaller groups of constituents.
Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse was chosen this morning to preside over the House floor throughout debate of H.R. 1644, the Save the Internet Act, to restore popular, bipartisan net neutrality protections for consumers and small businesses. The Save the Internet Act passed the House this morning.
Washington (April 9, 2019) – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Guaranteed Refugee Admissions Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act, legislation that would prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 95,000 in a given fiscal year.