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Colorado officials and candidates for statewide and federal office reacted Tuesday with anguish and outrage following an attack by an 18-year-old gunman at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left at least 22 dead, including 19 children. The gunman was killed by law enforcement, authorities said.
Amid calls for prayers and action, some state leaders noted that Coloradans are all too familiar with mass shootings, from the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 to the shooting last spring at a Boulder King Soopers, with too many to count in between.
Members of Congress representing Western states are calling for more federal funding to help states fight wildfires this summer.
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Congressman John Curtis (R-UT), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, led a letter to the Interior and Environment Subcommittee requesting robust funding for programs that support wildfire funding and preparedness.
Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse and Rep. James Langevin (D-RI), joined by 40 Members of Congress, announced today a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting $14 million in funding for National Environmental Education Act (NEEA) programs for fiscal year 2023. Sent to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the letter highlights the importance of NEEA programs in improving environmental literacy and responsibility nationwide.
The proposed funding would help expand and leverage existing programs within the federal government, putting to work the next generation of Americans to protect and restore our environment
The letter requests that the project is prioritized in part with the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Colorado's Democratic U.S. representatives sent a letter to federal officials requesting funding for the Front Range rail project that has been in the works for years.
The letter, sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration, was spearheaded by Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., and was co-signed by fellow Reps. Ed Perlmutter, Jason Crow, and Diana DeGette.
Today, Congressman Joe Neguse signed on to a letter to President Biden in response to the growing consolidation in the baby formula market and the impact of market monopolization on rising costs and regional shortages of this critical food supplement. The letter urges the White House and relevant federal agencies to use all tools at their disposal to restore competition and increase resiliency to secure this vital supply chain.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse signed on to a letter to President Biden in response to the growing consolidation in the baby formula market and the impact of market monopolization on rising costs and regional shortages of this critical food supplement. The letter urges the White House and relevant federal agencies to use all tools at their disposal to restore competition and increase resiliency to secure this vital supply chain.
This is the second bill Neguse and Peters have secured final passage for in the last week – their Supply Chain Security Training Act passed on May 10th.