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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) joined a trio of fellow Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate this week in calling for the swift passage of a bill aimed at banning price gouging practices that have led sellers to jack up the prices on items such as masks and hand sanitizer during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
The legislation would require a report to Congress outlining actions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect the respiratory health of local communities
Rep. Joe Neguse will hold a virtual town hall meeting Thursday morning for high school students across the 2nd Congressional District who are home due to COVID-19.
On the call, Neguse will provide a brief civics lesson and will answer questions about government and the coronavirus, the congressman’s office said in a press release.
The call will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday, April 16. Interested students can RSVP by emailing townhall.questions@mail.house.gov.
Washington D.C.—Today Congressman Joe Neguse announced that $360,905,482 in funding which will be immediately available to Colorado hospitals and healthcare providers as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is part of $30 billion designated under CARES for hospitals and healthcare providers, and it represents the first installment of an overall package of $100 billion.
Legislation earns support of 111 Members of Congress and bicameral introduction from Senator Heinrich in the Senate
DILLON — On Tuesday, April 7, members of the U.S. House of Representatives — including Rep. Joe Neguse, of Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District — introduced the Coronavirus Community Relief Act, which aims to provide $250 billion for communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington D.C.—Today Congressman Joe Neguse unveiled new legislation to provide aid and economic relief to individuals experiencing homelessness throughout Colorado and across the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act, which passed the House and was signed by the President on March 27th, provided $4 billion in Emergency Solution Grants to equip the country’s homeless population, including $22 million for the state of Colorado.
Washington D.C.—Today Congressman Joe Neguse, who represents Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District in Congress and serves as a member of the House Democratic Leadership team, introduced new legislation to provide hazard pay for all front line health care workers battling the COVID-19 outbreak across the U.S.
Washington D.C.—Today Congressman Joe Neguse sent a letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, signed by fellow Colorado Delegation lawmakers, requesting increased transparency on personal protective equipment shipments and FEMA’s supply chain management process. Earlier this week, Governor Polis shared that a ventilator contract the state of Colorado was working on to bring supplies to local communities was dropped because of a countering bid from FEMA.
The request seeks guidance from the secretaries of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor for enacting the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program