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March 1, 2022

Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communication Committee (DPCC), announced today that he will honor Superior Mayor Clint Folsom as his virtual guest for President Biden’s first State of the Union Address.


February 28, 2022

Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, a member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following statement in response to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s finalized Sixth Assessment Report


February 27, 2022

Superior Mayor Clint Folsom will be heading to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday – virtually, that is.

Folsom was selected to be Congressman Joe Neguse’s guest at President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, according to a press release Monday.

“Folks like Mayor Clint Folsom represent our country’s resilience and recovery. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating Marshall Fire, he has shown great leadership helping communities come together, rebuild and recover,” said Neguse, D-Lafayette.


February 25, 2022

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.


February 23, 2022

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


February 23, 2022

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.


February 19, 2022

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. 


February 19, 2022
Newsletter
Dear Friends, In November, we did something historic in passing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In the next year alone, the bill will provide our state with $45 million for bridges and $54 million to upgrade public transit systems, putting thousands of Coloradans to work cutting down commute times and reducing emissions. It also allocates over $700 million dollars for highway repairs in the next five years. 

February 18, 2022

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.


February 18, 2022
Newsletter

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.