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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.'"
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. Neguse and Buck introduced this legislation in the U.S.
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.
Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, is pushing to increase funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in the next fiscal year. In a letter addressed to Biden Administration Cabinet officials, Congressman Neguse requested $450 million in new funding to expand access to outdoor recreation and put local communities at the forefront in restoring public lands.
Colorado Set to Receive Over $8 Million for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Under The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Starting This Week
Fifty House Democrats — with the support of more than 100 environmental groups and academics — demanded the creation of a national biodiversity strategy in a letter to President Biden on Tuesday.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, led over 50 of his colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden urging adoption of a national biodiversity strategy. Congressman Neguse is the lead sponsor of a resolution in Congress which calls for a whole-of-government approach to tackle the biodiversity crisis, protect ecosystems and wildlife and address the climate crisis.