Press Releases
Washington D.C.—Congressman Joe Neguse, today, issued a statement in response to President Joe Biden’s action to return the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement. As the only member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis representing the Rocky Mountain West, Congressman Joe Neguse has been a consistent vocal support for rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement.
Washington D.C.—Congressman Joe Neguse, today, issued a statement in response to President Joe Biden, as one of his first actions in office, signing an executive order to rescind the Muslim ban. Congressman Joe Neguse is the son of Eritrean refugees, one of the countries targeted in the African ban issued last year:
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following statement on President Joe Biden’s executive orders extending pandemic-related limits on evictions and student loan payments:
Washington D.C.—Today, the State of Colorado was approved for a disaster declaration status that will bring in needed resources for the state for wildfire recovery. In December, Congressman Joe Neguse led a letter of support, signed by the bipartisan delegation, urging swift adoption of Governor Polis’s request for the declaration. Three of the state’s five largest wildfires occurred in 2020, two of which impacted the 2nd Congressional District, represented by Congressman Neguse.
View his remarks on the House floor here.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, a member of House Leadership and a newly appointed impeachment manager for the Senate impeachment trial, spoke on the House floor ahead of the vote on impeachment.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following statement on his appointment as an impeachment manager in the Senate impeachment trial:
Washington D.C.—This morning, Congressman Joe Neguse and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, both members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to agency heads at the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation seeking a public briefing to discuss last week’s attack on the United States Capitol. Wednesday’s attack is the most significant attack on a branch of the United States government since British forces set fire to the U.S.
Washington D.C.—Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following statement on today’s events at the United States Capitol:
“Today was a very dark and difficult day for our country and for our Republic. The seat of our nation’s government was breached in a violent attack incited by the President of the United States and fueled by baseless claims from some of my Republican colleagues in Congress.
Washington D.C.—In his first term in Congress, Congressman Joe Neguse has positioned himself as one of the most effective lawmakers in the country. During the 116th Congress, he introduced over 55 pieces of legislation—the most of any freshman lawmaker—had 19 measures pass out of the U.S. House of Representatives, and had a record 9 laws signed by the President and enacted into law—the 2nd most of any lawmaker in the nation.
Washington D.C.—Today, two bills introduced by Congressman Joe Neguse to expand Rocky Mountain National Park were enacted into law. The Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act would allow former NASA astronaut and Longmont, Colorado native Vance D. Brand to donate 40 acres to Rocky Mountain National Park, and the Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act would correct a longstanding error regarding a local family’s cabin that was mistakenly transferred to the park.