DeGette Statement On Energy And Commerce Chairmanship

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce, today offered the following statementon the outcome of the Energy and Commerce Committee Chairmanshipelection:

"The winds of change have blown through Congresstoday. I congratulate Chairman Waxman on his selection as Chairman ofthe Committee on Energy and Commerce. I have worked closely with him onissues including the environment and consumer protection and lookforward to serving with him to move our nation's agenda forward. I alsopledge to do everything I can to heal any rifts in the Committee andthe Democratic Caucus."