DeGette Again Chosen As Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member
Will Also Serve on Environment and the Economy, Communications and Technology Subcommittees at the House Energy and Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) won the unanimous support of her Democratic colleagues to continue serving as the Ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. The subcommittee has the responsibility to oversee all agencies and programs within the full Energy and Commerce Committee's broad jurisdiction.
"I am honored to have the trust of my colleagues, and we have a basic responsibility to hold government and industry to the highest standard," said Rep. DeGette. "We have conducted important, bipartisan investigations through the years that have gotten answers and delivered real changes for the American people. I look forward to continuing to work with O&I Chairman Tim Murphy and all of my colleagues in that tradition."
In addition to serving as Ranking Member of Oversight and Investigations, Rep. DeGette will continue to serve on the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, which oversees the Federal Communications Commission and America's policies affecting the technology sector, and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, which oversees the country's major environmental laws.