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Washington D.C.—Today, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to discuss protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients. The hearing will highlight the need for legislative solutions that provide lawful permanent resident status and a pathway to citizenship for these individuals, and will examine the personal and community-based impacts resulting from the Administration’s decision to terminate DACA, TPS and DED.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, with Congresswoman Barbara Lee, introduced the Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis (REFER) Act, a bipartisan bill to prevent federal agencies from using taxpayer funds to interfere in state and local cannabis laws.
Washington D.C.— Yesterday evening, Senate bill 47, also known as the Natural Resources Management Act, passed in the House with bipartisan support. The bill includes two provisions introduced by Representative Neguse: the Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act and the Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment (WEDGE) Act.
Washington D.C.— During last week’s district work period, Representative Joe Neguse held several meetings with city and county leaders—including municipal leaders in Berthoud, Loveland, Fort Collins, Idaho Springs, Central City, Black Hawk, Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, Vail, and Summit. He met with local business owners, researchers at Colorado’s federal labs, and students at Colorado State University to discuss local legislative efforts for the district.
Hello Friends,
It was so great to be back in Colorado last week. It was a breath of fresh air to be among fellow Coloradans, back in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains and home with Andrea and Natalie. I was able to visit with many of you throughout the district and I had the opportunity to sit down with our city and county leaders, local business owners, researchers at our federal labs and students at Colorado State University to have productive conversations about how I can be working for each of the communities in the 2nd district while in Washington.
Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse joins the Medicare for All Caucus as a Vice-Chair and signs onto Medicare for All Act of 2019, set to be introduced this week.
Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse released the following statement in response to President Trump’s intent to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall on our southern border:
“The President’s apparent plan to declare a national emergency is lawless and unconstitutional. Under President Trump’s purported plan, the military would need to seize hundreds of miles of private and state-owned land. It’s a gross abuse of authority and a threat to our rule of law. If the President declares a national emergency tonight, we must challenge it in court tomorrow.”
Dear Friends,
It has been an incredible honor to represent the 2nd Congressional District here in Washington. In these first few weeks, I have been hard at work for you, working on legislation to conserve our public lands, protect our democracy, keep our communities safer with sensible gun reforms, and to address the existential threat of climate change on our planet.
ENSURING THE NEXT GENERATION IS ENGAGED IN OUR POLITICAL PROCESS
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) joined Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) to introduce the Green New Deal resolution which resolves to work toward 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 and to ensure that jobs created in the transition provide living wages, equal opportunity and work to counteract systemic racial, regional, social and economic injustices
Washington D.C.— Today, Colorado Representative Joe Neguse was appointed as one of eight Democratic members to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. Neguse, 34, is the youngest member of the Committee and the only Representative from Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West. Neguse issued the following statement in response to the announcement: