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Washington, D.C. — Congressman Joe Neguse recently joined Representative Mike Flood (R-NE) in introducing the bipartisan Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act. The bill supports the establishment of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pilot program that invests in precision agriculture workforce development opportunities for high school or college students.
Federal firefighters face steep pay cuts over the next month as a 2021 salary increase expires Sept. 30 and lawmakers from both parties scramble to prevent a mass exodus from the rank-and-file.
WASHINGTON — Colorado’s eight U.S. House members and two U.S. senators spend most of their time in Washington working more than 1,600 miles away from the nearly 6 million people they represent.
So what are they up to?
With temporary pay hikes for federal wildland firefighters set to expire in the coming weeks, union officials are warning that the 15,000-member workforce could face a mass exodus if Congress fails to make the increases permanent.
Max Alonzo, national business representative for the National Federation of Federal Employees, said recently that many firefighters were likely to depart for higher paying jobs at state and municipal agencies, or power companies, once they reached the “pay cliff” — the point at which temporary raises end.
Dear Neighbor, I am writing to you from Washington as I continue to forge forward in our work to put the folks of Colorado’s 2nd District first and work to avert a potentially catastrophic government shutdown. As some of you may be aware, right now, funding for the federal government is set to expire on September 30th. I serve on the Rules Committee, which meant I spent much of the weekend back in Washington D.C., participating in Friday and Saturday committee hearings as we work to avert a government shutdown.
Lafayette, CO — Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) again wrote to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA), imploring them to take immediate action to mitigate significant noise pollution that is inundating local communities.
Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced that applications for the 2023 Congressional App Challenge are now open.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Vice-Chair of the U.S. House Gun Violence Prevention, issued the following statement applauding reports that the White House is establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention:
President Joe Biden on Wednesday mobilized 20,000 young people as part of a new American Climate Corps that will train the next generation of workers in using climate resilient strategies to conserve public lands.
Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse applauded the Biden Administration’s launch of a New Deal-style American Climate Corps on Wednesday.
Since entering Congress, Neguse has been advocating for a nationwide service program that trains the next generation of public lands managers, green energy and climate resilience workers.