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Washington, D.C.—This week, Congressman Joe Neguse, along with Congresswoman Kim Schrier, sent a joint letter to the Chair of the Committee on House Administration, requesting a policy change to preclude the use of disposable plastic bottles in all committee rooms and proceedings.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse introduced legislation to provide additional local control for General Aviation airports, such as Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Boulder Municipal Airport and Northern Colorado Regional Airport. The Aircraft Noise Reduction Act, is the result of considerable collaboration with local community leaders across the 2nd district and constituents concerned about noise pollution.
Washington, D.C.—Tonight, in a historic markup in the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Joe Neguse gave the following opening remarks:
Congressman Joe Neguse on Thursday introduced legislation proposing that general aviation airports, such as Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Boulder Municipal Airport and Northern Colorado Regional Airport, be able to self-impose restrictions relating to noise concerns.
Under current law, airports must undergo a lengthy and difficult approval process with the Federal Aviation Administration before pursuing noise-based restrictions and, as a result, very few do so successfully.
WASHINGTON — A freshman Colorado congressman, troubled by allegations of climate censorship by the Trump administration, is attempting to make it harder for political appointees to scrub scientific information from government reports.
Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced legislation this month dubbed the “Stop Climate Censorship Act.” If enacted, it would require political appointees at federal agencies to provide data to back up any decisions to remove climate change content from scientific studies or press releases.
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Washington, D.C.— This week, Congressman Neguse announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development will be granting over $170,000 to Housing Catalyst in Larimer County to support affordable housing for low-income and homeless veterans. Fort Collins is one of only 4 municipalities in Colorado to receive a HUD-VASH grant in this first round of funding.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi alongside the House Judiciary Committee announced the introduction of two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. These articles come after much deliberation from the Judiciary Committee, who heard from legal scholars last week on the grounds for impeachment and reviewed evidence from the House Intelligence Committee’s report in an open hearing yesterday. Members of the House Judiciary Committee met late into the night last night to draft the articles introduced today.
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse, along with Congressman Perlmutter, and Congresswoman Maloney are requesting the House Ways and Means Committee take up helicopter safety legislation introduced earlier this year. The three members sent a letter to Chairman Richard Neal of the House Ways and Means Committee requesting the Committee hold a hearing on Neguse’s bill to incentivize emergency medical helicopters to upgrade their fuel systems.