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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) about how and why he decided to get involved in politics and civic life.
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., wants the Biden administration to keep the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) headquarters "fully functioning" and in Colorado, according to a letter he sent Wednesday to the country's top land manager.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse unveiled a legislative package which would ensure government accountability on climate action. The Green Government Resolution would follow the local leadership of 14 cities and counties across Colorado, and put the U.S. Capitol Complex in line with Washington D.C.’s local renewable electricity goals. The Carbon Cost Act, also unveiled today, model’s Colorado’s legislation to ensure that future legislative proposals from Congress include carbon scoring to better understand the climate impacts.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, sent a letter to the Department of Interior advocating for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters to remain in Grand Junction, Colorado. The letter also asks that the Department ensure the agency is fully staffed and effectively able to carry out its mission in the new location. Read the letter here.
The Protecting America’s Communities Act closes multiple loopholes in federal law that allow guns to fall into the wrong hands.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Caucus, along Representatives Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Vice Chair of the House Small Business Committee, Maria Salazar (R-FL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Dean Phillips (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation that could redirect up to $10 billion in federal contracts to small businesses.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following statement on the recent violence in the Middle East:
As government officials embark on President Joe Biden’s recently announced “America the Beautiful” plan, the time is right to make strides to provide Native Americans and other people of color with increased roles in the country’s conservation and clean-energy future, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Boulder) and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said Thursday during a webinar hosted by the University of Colorado Law School.
Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) introduced legislation that would provide incentives to utility companies to do more to protect against power outages and wildfires as the climate emergency hits communities in Colorado and nationwide with extreme weather events. The Disaster Safe Power Grid Act would ensure that power companies do their part to reduce the risks of power blackouts and wildland fires through power system upgrades, fire and disaster safety equipment installation, and proper vegetation management.