WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today was sworn into the 111th Congress for her 7th term representing the people of the First Congressional District of Colorado. As the Dean of the Colorado Delegation, Congresswoman DeGette offered the following comments:

“I am thrilled to be sworn into the 111th Congress representing the people of Colorado’s First Congressional District. I am looking forward to a strong, bipartisan partnership between the new Congress and the incoming Obama Administration. I plan to reach across the aisle working with my colleagues from Colorado and Congress to stabilize the economy, reestablish cutting-edge research, ensure health care for all Americans, and develop a comprehensive energy plan. We have a lot of work to accomplish and I am confident that we will be able to achieve great things for the people of Colorado and Americans nationwide. Now, let’s get to work.”

With the opening of the 111th Congress, Rep. DeGette authored an on op-ed for the Colorado blog, ColoradoPols.com, outlining her agenda and priorities for the 111th Congress. You can read it by clicking here.