Representative Joe Neguse

Dear Neighbor:

As we kicked-off the annual August district work period, I was grateful to spend the past week meeting with constituents, listening to their concerns, and working together to find community-driven solutions to the challenges facing our state, from lowering costs and expanding access to affordable health care to tackling the wildfire crisis and protecting our public lands!

We started the week on Monday in Estes Park at our “Congress on YOUR Corner” event, where I had the opportunity to meet folks on the street corner and answer their questions (made all the more exciting by the fact that we were joined by a herd of elk — literally!) We then spent the afternoon with the Mayor of Estes Park and community leaders, discussing the challenges facing the town and valley. And we closed the day at the Dannels Fire Station, celebrating the swearing-in ceremony of the new Estes Valley Fire Chief.

Pictured Above: Rep. Neguse chats with constituents at his “Congress on YOUR Corner” event in Estes Park.

Pictured Above: Rep. Neguse, along with the Mayor of Estes Park, chats with community leaders.

In between these events, we toured the site of the Town of Estes Park’s new public safety campus for the local police department—a project for which I secured $1 million in federal Community Project Funding to help complete. This campus will strengthen public safety, improve infrastructure, and increase the efficiency of communications and emergency response.

🗞️You can learn more about this project by reading the Estes Park Trail-Gazette’s article: Rep. Neguse visits Estes Park to celebrate $1 million award for new police facility.

Pictured Above: Rep. Neguse speaks at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Estes Valley Fire Chief.

Looking to later in the week, we ended the month of July with our 27th town-hall in Boulder! I’m deeply grateful to all who joined us at the CU Boulder campus (Sko Buffs 🦬) for their questions and insights. Our office has hosted more town halls than nearly all members of Congress—and we’ll keep showing up from Walden to Boulder and everywhere in between!

Pictured Above: Rep. Neguse speaks at his 27th town-hall in Boulder.

Keep reading for additional updates!

PROTECTING ROUTT COUNTY'S PUBLIC LANDS

As the Trump administration maps out a plan to lease nearly 14,000 acres of public land in Routt County for oil and gas development, jeopardizing critical watersheds and wildlife habitats, I’m leading an effort to implore the United States Forest Service to listen to local voices and reverse this decision.

Read my letter HERE or by clicking on the images below.

🗞️ You can also learn more about this issue by reading the Steamboat Pilot & Today’s article: Neguse, Hickenlooper and Bennet respond to proposed oil and gas lease north of Hayden.

FEAR IS CONTAGIOUS – BUT SO IS HOPE!

It was an honor to kick off the 4th annual National Civics Bee Colorado State Finals, an opportunity for middle and high school-aged students from across the state to showcase their civic knowledge and passion for public service. Congrats to all the students that participated, each of whom worked tremendously hard.

👀 Watch a clip of my remarks by clicking HERE or on the image below.

Always remember, while fear is contagious, so is hope!

WHAT ELSE HAVE WE BEEN WORKING ON?

We helped celebrate 70 years of TLC Learning Center in Longmont! Founded on the mission of expanding access to education for children of all abilities and backgrounds, this organization has made a profound difference in the lives of countless Colorado families.
📍 We also introduced the 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act, a bill focused on improving the dispatch of geolocation data for those calling or texting emergency services, ensuring that no one falls through the cracks during their most vulnerable moments.

Please continue to stay safe, stay healthy, and — despite everything — stay hopeful!

Sincerely,

Joe Neguse
Member of Congress