Press Releases
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Neguse, along with Congressman Ted Lieu, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Senator Kamala Harris, sent a letter to House and Senate leadership calling for provisions from the Price Gouging Prevention Act to be included in the next COVID-19 stimulus package. The legislation, introduced by the group a few weeks ago protects against price gouging during health emergencies and natural disasters by establishing a bright-line rule against price increases of 10 percent or higher on essential consumer goods.
The bill is a companion to legislation introduced in the Senate by Colorado Senator Michael Bennet
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse introduced legislation which would increase the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit by 15 percent and ensure economic stability for millions of vulnerable Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic and future economic downturns.
Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, along with Senator Michael Bennet, Congressman Ed Perlmutter, Congresswoman Diana DeGette and Congressman Jason Crow sent a letter to ICE highlighting grave due process issues in the Aurora Immigration Courtroom and requesting immediate fixes to ensure fairness during COVID-19. The letter addressed to James McHenry, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and Matthew Albence, Acting Director for U.S.
Congressman Neguse’s Protect Our Post Offices Act now has 80 supporters in Congress
The 10-member, bipartisan Commission would report to Congress outlining measures taken to properly maintain inventory levels of emergency supplies
Earlier this month the congressman led a letter urging first responders be added to the “high-priority” list
The grant comes from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Information & Intelligent Systems
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced that Colorado State University will receive a grant of $199,748 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The updated guidance allows restaurants and taverns that also have small gaming operations to access grants and loansavailable through the CARES Act
Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Cory Gardner secured updated guidance from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help Gilpin County access small business loans and weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington D.C.—Congressman Joe Neguse announced today that he will be moving the 2nd Congressional District’s Congressional Art Competition online.
Washington D.C.—Congressman Joe Neguse issued this statement after voting to pass the interim emergency relief package before the U.S. House today: