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Bringing Republicans and Democrats together at this hyper-partisan moment to pass substantial legislation has been enormously challenging. But it is still possible.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, announced that he has secured robust funding to establish a 21st Century Climate Conservation Corps and make major investments in America’s forests in the updated Build Back Better Plan. The funding included in today’s updated text meets his vision for the program he’s been pushing for over a year to launch the 21st Century Climate Conservation Corps and to fund community resilience and wildfire preparedness projects through the Department of Interior and the U.S. Forest Service.
Washington D.C.— The deadline for Congressman Joe Neguse’s Congressional App Challenge is approaching. Application submissions are due on November 1st. The challenge is open to middle and high school students of all skill-levels across Colorado’s 2nd congressional district and is designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding. Participants have the opportunity to code a unique app individually or in teams of up to 4 participants and compete against their peers.
As congressional Democrats negotiate cuts from President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse announced his 21st Century Climate Conservation Corps is not on the chopping block.
Washington D.C.— Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed Congressman Joe Neguse’s bipartisan legislation to support wildfire recovery efforts in Colorado and across the nation, 61-3.
Liberal Democrat Joe Neguse of Colorado and conservative Republican Lynn Cheney have a common cause they care deeply about: taking care of wildland firefighters.
The political odd couple penned an op-ed Wednesday in The Hill, a Washington, D.C.-focused news outlet, about their plan to raise pay and benefits for those increasingly called on to protect communities, forests and fauna.
We are pushing our federal firefighting workforce to a breaking point. That must change.
As wildfires across the west grow more intense and more dangerous, federal firefighters leave behind their lives and families for months at a time, working an average of 16-hour daily shifts, sleeping in the dirt, with incredibly limited time off to reset and reconnect with loved ones.
Democrats — and select Republicans — voiced their support for a bipartisan bill that would boost wildland firefighter pay and reclassify their job titles as firefighters during a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.
Washington D.C.— On Wednesday October 27th at 10:00am ET/8:00am MT, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will markup bipartisan legislation from Congressman Joe Neguse to support wildfire recovery efforts in Colorado and across the nation.