In a resolution introduced in the U.S House of Representatives yesterday, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) called for a national strategy to combat the nation’s biodiversity crisis.
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In Contrast to Trump, Hickenlooper, Neguse Trust Scientists on Wildfires, Climate Change
EAGLE, Colo. — While touring deadly wildfires in California on Monday, President Donald Trump told state officials pressing him on climate change that “it’ll start getting cooler” and “I don’t think science knows, actually.”
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Neguse, Bennet Bash Boebert for Extremist Position on Bipartisan CORE Act
VAIL — Democrats stumping on the Western Slope last week took aim at Republicans Lauren Boebert and five-term U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton for their ongoing opposition to the Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act that would protect 400,000 acres of public lands.
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CO’s Neguse Promotes Successes in Wildlife Preservation, Push for Racial Diversity in Outdoors Access, Agencies, and Industry
Washington D.C.— Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) chaired a House Natural Resources Committee virtual roundtable discussion this week, highlighting the economic benefits of wildlife preservation and the lack of diversity in the outdoors scenes, using Colorado as a case study and featuring panelists from Colorado in the discussion.
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U.S. Lawmakers: New ICE Stance on International Students is “Cruel”
A recent Trump administration decision to mandate that international students take at least one in-person course this fall–or risk deportation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)–has drastically impacted the lives of non-immigration international students studying in the U.S.
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Congressman Joe Neguse Wants to Protect Post Offices
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced a bill Tuesday that would provide $25 billion to a United States Postal Service (USPS) that was struggling financially even before the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States.
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Colorado’s Congressional Dems Denounce Trump Program to Cut Health Program for Poor–While GOP Mostly Mum
Through an executive action called “Healthy Adult Opportunity,” the Trump Administration is poised to overhaul the fundamentals of Medicaid, a state-federal health insurance program for low-income people, putting the elderly, children, and other poor people at risk of losing coverage or benefits.
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In the Shadow of Impeachment Hearings, Lawmakers Work on Climate Crisis, Face Protesters
WASHINGTON — With the media spotlight in Washington D.C. focused on impeachment, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers met Wednesday to find long-term solutions to the national climate crisis.
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Colo Lawmakers Hear Emotional Testimony About Protecting Non-Citizen Veterans from Deportation
WASHINGTON — At a congressional hearing yesterday, Boulder Democrat Joe Neguse asked how it takes for a service member to receive a response to a request for certification of honorable service in order to submit their citizenship application.
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Colo Lawmakers Offer Opposing Views at Gun Hearing in Washington DC
WASHINGTON — During a combative hearing Wednesday on how to end the gun violence epidemic in the United States, Congressman Joe Neguse, a Boulder Democrat, said “assault weapons have no place in civilian hands,” while, at the same hearing, Republican Congressman Ken Buck, of northern Colorado, said the AR-15 is needed to kill “predators that are trying to disturb individuals, or trying to kill chickens or disturbing agriculture in some way.”