Press Releases

Washington D.C.—Today Congressman Joe Neguse announced new legislation to ease restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program to ensure recipients of those resources can maintain social distancing advice while also utilizing their benefits, and access essential home goods.

Washington D.C.—Today Congressman Joe Neguse led an effort along with Andy Levin (MI-09), Ben Ray Luján (NM-03), and Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) and the support of over 100 House Members requesting that future COVID-19 response packages include stabilization funding specifically for localities with populations under 500,000.

While the CARES Act that was signed by the President included a $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund, the legislation did not allow for localities with populations under 500,000 to receive stabilization funds directly.

Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse joined Congresswoman Angie Craig and 85 other bipartisan Members of Congress to introduce the All Dependent Children Count Act to change text of the CARES Act to ensure that dependent children younger than 19, students 24 and younger and dependents of all ages who are disabled are counted forCARES Act direct cash assistance.

Washington D.C.—This week, Representative Neguse joined Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-02), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) to call for just COVID-19 relief and stimulus packages which protect workers and communities.

The bill would provide $25 billion to the Postal Service Fund

Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse introduced legislation to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to the U.S. Postal Service amidst the coronavirus pandemic to protect local postal workers and post offices. The Protect Our Post Offices Act would provide $25 billion for the Postal Service Fund.

Expedited assessment will provide additional personal protective equipment to frontline health care workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado

The declaration will bring additional resources to Colorado to help address the COVID-19 pandemic

Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, a member of the House Democratic Leadership team, issued the following statement on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This legislation provides $2 trillion in economic relief for Americans, including direct cash payments, historic expansion of unemployment insurance, small business grants, funding for personal protective equipment, the National Guard, FEMA, affordable housing, food assistance programs and election assistance.