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DENVER – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse welcomed $720,890 in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership for the Southern Front Range Watershed Project in Colorado.
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers will soon introduce legislation to promote long-distance biking on federal lands.
The bill — named the "Biking On Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act" — is just the latest legislative proposal in the 117th Congress aimed at creating new opportunities to engage in outdoor recreation while also invigorating the outdoor recreation economy.
Lafayette, CO— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced that low-income Colorado residents in parts of Boulder County affected by the wildfires that started on December 30 could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
DEARFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – A bipartisan effort is underway in Colorado to make a ghost town in Weld County part of the National Park System. The historic town of Dearfield is located about 30 miles east of Greeley on U.S. 34 and was the largest Black homesteading settlement in the state.
Legislation Will Study the Process of Including the Dearfield Homestead in the National Park System
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the U.S. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, succeeded in passing legislation through the House Natural Resources Committee that would complete the Continental Divide Trail and boost mountain economies. Introduced by Neguse in August, The Continental Divide Trail Completion Act directs the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to work together to finish the 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail by its 50th anniversary in 2028.
Washington D.C.— A proposal led by Congressman Joe Neguse to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity workforce was recently enacted into law. The proposal was incorporated into the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act and signed into law by President Biden at the end of 2021.
Washington, D.C.—As communities in Louisville, Superior and Boulder County continue to rebuild and seek FEMA disaster assistance support following the destructive Marshall Fire, Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) are unveiling new legislation to strengthen FEMA’s pre and post-disaster mitigation efforts and improve codes and standards to make American communities more prepared for worsening natural disasters.
Dear Friends,
On Monday, we will celebrate the powerful legacy of the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and all that he did in his lifetime to advance justice and equality. As Dr. King poignantly said: "the time is always right to do what is right."
Colorado Set to Receive Largest Investment Ever for Bridges Under The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law