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April 13, 2021

Located in Colorado’s southeastern corner, Amache is a dry and desolate place. 

Tumbleweeds and the occasional guard tower line the grid of dirt roads that made up the bones of the internment camp that once stood here. While some buildings have been restored, all that remains of others, like the elementary school, are foundations overgrown by weeds. 


April 13, 2021

In a state like Colorado, outdoor recreation is an integral part of life, and after a year of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, more and more people are turning to the outdoors to benefit their physical and mental health. 


April 13, 2021

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus Executive Committee and Vice Chair for Housing and Transportation on the Majority Leader’s Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity, joined the Congressional Black Caucus for an Oval Office meeting with President Biden to discuss their upcoming priorities. Last week, Congressman Neguse met with President Biden and Vice President Harris to discuss gun violence prevention reform efforts.


April 9, 2021

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, issued the following statement responding to President Bident’s initial budget request. The request includes major new climate change investments — an increase of more than $14 billion compared to 2021 —across nearly every agency to: restore the critical capacity needed to carry out their core functions and to take a whole-of-government approach to tackling climate change.


April 8, 2021

The Center for Effective Lawmaking has ranked Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse’s work during the 116th Congress among the best.

In the center’s Legislative Effectiveness Scores released last month, Neguse cracked the top ten among House Democrats, finished No. 8 among them and earned distinction as the top freshman legislator for “exceeding expectations.”


April 8, 2021

Washington, D.C. — Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse was one of a small group of lawmakers to join President Joe Biden today at the White House as the President unveiled a series of executive actions on gun violence prevention. Congressman Neguse represents the 2nd Congressional District, which includes Boulder, Colorado, and serves as a Vice Chair of the U.S. House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.


April 7, 2021

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that a device allegedly used by the gunman accused of killing 10 people at a Boulder King Soopers last month will be subject to tighter federal regulation, part of a set of executive actions aimed at curbing what he called an "epidemic" of gun violence.

The action, proposed by Boulder's U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, will make pistols used with stabilizing braces subject to the National Firearms Act, which also regulates sawed-off shotguns and silencers, requiring a federal license, a $200 tax and a more thorough application process.


April 7, 2021

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse joined other lawmakers when Pres. Joe Biden announced executive actions centering around gun violence prevention measures. Neguse is a Democrat representing Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes Boulder where 10 people were killed in a shooting at a King Soopers last month.


April 6, 2021

Washington, DC—Representative Joe Neguse, along with a bipartisan group of over 40 lawmakers has sent a letter requesting dedicated funding for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Departments of Transportation (DOTs) nationwide in the upcoming infrastructure package. 


April 6, 2021

Neguse introduced legislation earlier this year to reauthorize the program

Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced that Grand County will receive $1,448,524.11 to support public schools and other municipal services through the Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program.