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All that’s left from the original camp are wind-blown prairie grass and old building foundations.
“It's a part of American history that for many years, people wanted to sweep under the carpet,” said Derek Okubo of Denver, whose father, Henry, was incarcerated on these grounds 80 years ago.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Senator Michael Bennet and Senator John Hickenlooper wrote to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell requesting that the costs of removing damaged home foundations be covered by FEMA through the Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) program.
Dear Friends,
Bob Fuchigami was just 11 when his family was ordered to leave their home with no explanation of their destination. Our Evergreen neighbor and constituent would go on to spend three years unjustifiably imprisoned at the Amache Incarceration Site in Southeast, Colorado.
U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse, a Democrat who represents Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, visited an electric bus facility in south Fort Collins on Friday, discussing the new technology with officials from Fort Collins and Larimer County as well as taking a test ride on a fully electric bus.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the U.S. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, welcomed an announcement that Colorado State University’s Colorado Forest Restoration Institute will receive $20 million to co-lead forest resiliency efforts through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
When they were putting together the Fort Collins Recovery Plan, city staff heard a common message from the community.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, along with Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Congressman Ken Buck, celebrated Senate passage of legislation to establish the Amache National Historic Site, a former Japanese American incarceration facility outside of Granada, Colorado, as part of the National Park System.
A small patch of grassland and crumbling buildings in eastern Colorado will be preserved to help future generations remember an ignoble moment in American history.
The Senate voted unanimously Monday night to pass the Amache National Historic Site Act, which is sponsored by both of Colorado’s Senators, as well as Reps. Ken Buck and Joe Neguse.
Dear Friends,
Small businesses are at the heartbeat of our local economies and our communities. As small business owners across the Second District continue to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic and devastating wildfires in our communities, my office has been hard at work to expand access to government resources to help all business owners thrive and grow.