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Washington, D.C. — Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, joined Denver7 News to discuss building wildfire resilience in Colorado communities. He also spoke of the significant investments allotted to the state through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help fend off fires – including the nationwide investment of $228 million announced yesterday by the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Tommy Beaudreau, during a visit to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
Calling him an “inspirational leader,” Mayor Jacki Marsh told U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse on Tuesday that he will be missed in Loveland both by city officials and the numerous citizens and community groups that he has assisted since he took office in 2019.
“It is unbelievable how much you have gotten done in the short time you have been one of our elected leaders,” she told Neguse, who was appearing remotely at the City Council meeting. “… From big and small, to fire mitigation, to COVID, you have been amazing and I am absolutely saddened to lose you as our official representative.”
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following statement to celebrate the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.
“With this vote, Congress protected the dignity of citizens across America – regardless of gender, sexuality, race, or ethnicity. All Americans deserve fair and equal treatment under the law.
Washington, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Joe Neguse introduced the Surveying the Heat Island Effect across Large Divisions, or SHIELD, Act. This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to do a study of the heat island effect on large-scale installations and then compose a plan to increase greenery coverage to lessen the consequences of this climate phenomenon. The heat island effect has been shown to have an impact on sizable military installations, including military bases, and the increase in temperatures can lead to higher rates of heat-related illnesses in servicemembers.
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse will chair the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee following his election by the House Democratic Caucus on Thursday, Dec. 1.
The role is the No. 5 elected position in the Democratic Party leadership team for the U.S. House of Representatives. The election makes him the most senior member from Colorado at the House leadership table in 85 years, according to a press release issued Thursday, Dec. 1.
Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette, has been elected to serve as the Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee.
Neguse’s election will make him Colorado’s highest ranking congressmen in a Democratic House Leadership position in 85 years. He is the first African American member of Congress from Colorado. Neguse, who represents District 2, previously served as co-chair of the DPCC in the 117th Congress.
Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse has moved up the Democratic House leadership ladder.
He was elected chair of the Democratic Policy and Communication Committee (DPCC), the communications arms for House Democrats, for the 118th Congress.
The Lafayette Democrat said he’s honored to have been elected and is excited about the road ahead.
“The messaging arm plays a really pivotal role within our House Democratic caucus because it ultimately helps our caucus develop and disseminate [a] message that resonates with the American people,” he said.
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Lafayette Democrat, gives a victory speech at the Colorado Democratic Party's watch party in Denver on election night on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse won election Thursday to lead the House Democrats' messaging arm, putting the Lafayette Democrat in the No. 5 elected spot on his party's leadership team in the chamber.
Neguse was elected without opposition as chairman of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, a newly created position that will make the 38-year-old the most senior member of the chamber's leadership from the Colorado delegation in more than eight decades.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Colorado) was elected by the House Democratic Caucus to serve as Chairman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, or DPCC. In a statement, Congressman Neguse said: