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Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, joined by Representatives Panetta (D-CA), Bonamici (D-OR), Lofgren (D-CA), Huffman (D-CA), McNerney (D-CA), and Thompson (D-CA) sent a letter to Democratic House Leadership urging swift consideration of wildfire suppression and resiliency legislation in the wake of historic and destructive Colorado wildfires. Congressman Neguse last week spoke on the House floor in an impassioned speech urging action to address western wildfires.

Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, a Vice Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, issued the following statement responding to President Biden’s announcement that he will nominate Steve Dettelbach to serve as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and that the Department of Justice has finalized their ghost gun rule.

Haaland and Moore Announced Over $33 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Colorado to Prevent, Mitigate Wildfires

Denver – Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse joined U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore in Boulder County as they announced over $33 million in funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to help Colorado prevent and mitigate wildfires.

Secretaries Will Highlight Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments to Combat Wildfire Crisis, Build Resilience in Rural Communities

Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Vice Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA), led a group of House Democrats in a letter to President Biden reiterating their request that he establish an Interagency Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention. The letter also asks that the President appoint a National Director of Gun Violence Prevention to chair the Task Force.