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An Afghan interpreter and his family landed at Denver International Airport Tuesday night to settle in at their new home after the fall and evacuation of Kabul.
Ahmad Siddiqi, his wife and four kids fled Afghanistan in August and hadn’t found a permanent residence yet. He turned to Army veteran Scott Henkel, husband of Broomfield City Councilwoman Heidi Henkel, for help. They met while Henkel was serving in Afghanistan in 2006, and the two worked with Rep. Jason Crow and Rep. Joe Neguse’s offices to expedite the process.
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Long hours and high stress are causing a surge in mental illness and suicides among federal wildland firefighters. They’re leaving the job in record numbers amid escalating fires that are increasingly putting their lives at risk, pulling them away from families for months on end, and leaving them with trauma that often goes untreated.
The suicide rate among federal wildland firefighters is 30 times that of the general population.
If you turn on the TV or scroll through Twitter, you can see the disastrous impacts of climate change. Some of us only have to look out our windows to see it. Climate change isn’t just coming — it’s here.
Joe Neguse grew up a Colorado kid, like most Colorado kids, with Red Rocks Amphitheater in his cultural heritage.
A few weeks ago he was out at the Denver city park touring the Civilian Conservation Corps site, the temporary home to about 200 men ages 18 to 25 who built the amphitheater. The New Deal program encompassed 3 million men to help get the country back on its feet from the Great Depression, the defining crisis of its time.
The prolific passage reinforces Neguse’s reputation as one of Congress’ most productive members.
Washington, D.C.— Last night, Congressman Neguse secured the passage of a remarkable 10 amendments through the House of Representatives as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The amendments advance Colorado priorities by better preparing for the impacts of climate change, supporting small businesses, encouraging diversity, and caring for wildland firefighters.
Washington, D.C.—Last night, Congressman Joe Neguse passed a proposal through the U.S. House of Representatives that would encourage the Department of Defense (DOD) to more frequently contract with women-owned, minority-owned, and small disadvantaged businesses.
Washington, D.C.—Last night, Congressman Joe Neguse’s bill to expand small business contracting opportunities passed the House of Representatives as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation aims to raise contracting goals at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide greater opportunities for small businesses and invigorate local economies.
Washington D.C. —Last night, Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, passed two proposals through the U.S. House of Representatives to provide housing stipends and mental health services for federal wildland firefighters.
Congressman Joe Neguse, co-chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, passed two proposals through the U.S. House of Representatives.
These two pieces of legislation called Housing Our Firefighters Act and Care for Our Firefighters Act are each intended to meet the needs of many federal wildland fighters.
Washington D.C. —Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the U.S. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands passed an amendment through the U.S. House of Representatives which would add the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act as well as the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment was cosponsored by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva, lead sponsor of the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act.