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Lafayette, CO— Today, Congressman Neguse announced the launch of his 4th annual Congressional Art Competition for students in the 2nd Congressional District. The Congressional Art Competition is meant to encourage creativity and is an opportunity for high school students to be recognized for their artistic talents not only within the Congressional District but in our nation's capital.
Hundreds of Millions for Colorado’s highways, bridges, EV charging network and wildfire resiliency programs have begun to flow to the state since the law’s enactment
Washington D.C.— Last night, Congressman Joe Neguse’s bipartisan, bicameral proposal to spur local economic growth and expand partnership opportunities between small businesses and the federal government was signed into law by President Biden. The bill—The Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions (PRICE) Act—will modernize federal contracting procedures and ensure Colorado’s small businesses have an equal opportunity to participate in federal contracting. It is the 9th law enacted by Congressman Neguse in the 117th Congress.
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. Eligible under the Public Assistance program for this disaster, the PPDR was recently approved for victims of the Marshall Fire.
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.
The congressional district, which Neguse has represented since 2019, encompasses the much of the area northwest of Interstate 76, and a large portion of the Front Range west of Interstate 25. Loveland, Boulder, Fort Collins and Broomfield all fall within the district.
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. The funding is part of over $5 billion Congressman Neguse secured in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest in wildfire resiliency, suppression and mitigation.
When they were putting together the Fort Collins Recovery Plan, city staff heard a common message from the community.
“'We're not even ready to talk about recovery. We’re in the middle of the pandemic,’ ” Fort Collins Recovery Manager SeonAh Kendall said, describing the sentiment. "We heard people saying, 'I have to make a choice between my basic needs. Work, being home with my children and my own safety.'"