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Watch Congressman Neguse’s opening remarks, here.
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, is pushing to increase investments for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in fiscal year 2023. In a bipartisan letter addressed to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Congressman Neguse requested an investment of $450 million in discretionary funds, in addition to mandatory LWCF funding to address the numerous ready-to-go project opportunities.
A recent outbreak at the Cañon City holding facility resulted in the deaths of 145 federally-protected wild horses.
Lafayette, CO – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, wrote to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning and acting Colorado State Director Stephanie Connolly requesting the agency delay and reevaluate Colorado’s next wild horse roundup in the Piceance Basin following a recent disease outbreak at the Cañon City holding facility.
Despite clear directions from my GPS, I?felt certain I was in the wrong place as I drove the last mile to meet Colorado Representative Joe Neguse in March. We were meeting in the city of Superior at the site of a recent devastating wildfire in his district, and yet the subdivisions I sped past seemed to be buzzing along normally. Shoppers drove into a shopping complex while parents ferried kids to school. But then, in the middle of idyllic suburbia, it appeared: a 30-acre subdivision in ruins.
A national organization that promotes bipartisanship named U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse as one of its 2022 Legislative Action Award winners Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.
The Lafayette Democrat was one of six members of Congress honored by the Bipartisan Policy Center for working across party lines at a ceremony at the International Spy Museum.
Neguse spoke in support of his bill as it was debated on the House floor, watch here.
Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-2), a Vice-Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, spoke in favor of H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, during the House Judiciary Committee markup on gun violence prevention measures.
Following the tragic mass shooting in Boulder, Colo. last year, Neguse introduced and advocated for several measures to address the gun violence epidemic, including leading a letter to President Biden requesting he issue an executive order banning the importation of assault weapons – a provision that will be established through H.R. 7910.
Watch his testimony here.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-2), a Vice-Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, spoke in favor of H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, during the House Judiciary Committee markup on gun violence prevention measures.
Following shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, the House Judiciary Committee announced an atypical recess week markup for Thursday. The event’s Livestream will be available starting at 10am ET, here.
Congressman Joe Neguse participated in a discussion with the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Thursday focused on the Protecting Our Kids Act.
The Protecting Our Kids Act is a bill that includes: