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A large coalition of House Democrats launched a campaign to ramp up pressure on President Biden, calling on him to follow through with a campaign promise and prioritize expanding Medicare in the American Families Plan.
Washington, D.C.—This week, Congressman Joe Neguse took a road trip across the 2nd District, making stops in 12 towns and 6 counties and speaking with community members, child care providers, small business owners, and fire chiefs about relief the American Rescue Plan is providing and his proposal to make historic investments in wildfire preparedness through the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus that he chairs and the 21st Century Civilian Climate Corps legislation he has introduced.
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.