REP. NEGUSE LEADS COLLEAGUES IN LETTER TO STATE DEPARTMENT URGING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR NEPAL FLOODS RESPONSE

Washington, Oct. 5 -- Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C. - Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Nepal Caucus, led a dozen colleagues in a letter to the United States Department of State, urging they provide additional aid to Nepal as the country recovers from devastating floods in the Trishuli River region. In late August, a glacier collapse on the Nepal-China border, caused catastrophic flooding, destroying homes, workplaces, roads, bridges, and energy infrastructure. The floods killed 1,450 people and nearly 6,000 people are still missing, including 90 Americans. In their letter, Neguse and his colleagues noted that the United States has been a longstand...