Press Releases
WASHINGTON– U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) released the following statement afterlistening to President Barack Obama outline his bipartisan plan to get Americaback to work.
Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) is joining governors, business owners, and local leaders in support of Great Outdoors Week, August 20-28. This national celebration recognizes the recreational, environmental and economic value of America's public lands and highlights the importance of protecting Colorado's national parks and natural resources from industrial development.
WASHINGTON– As the author of the FRAC Act (FracturingResponsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act) and the leading House voice onresponsible hydraulic fracturing, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today issued thefollowing statement in response to the Department of Energy's Natural GasSubcommittee report on improving the safety of fracking.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1)tonight issued the following statement regarding her vote against the debtceiling deal agreed to by Congressional leaders. The bill passed the House of Representativesby 269 – 161, and now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass, andeventually be signed into law by the President.
WASHINGTON-- US Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response toSpeaker Boehner's politically-motivated, and completely symbolic, vote on theReid plan to address the debt ceiling. DeGette voted for the bill as a morebalanced approach to address the looming default crisis than any of theunworkable solutions proposed by the House Republicans.
U.S.Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to passageof the House Republican's plan to address the looming default crisis. OnThursday, DeGette, who joined with the entire Democratic caucus in votingagainst Speaker Boehner's proposal, cosponsored H.R.
WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1), Congress'sleading voice on ethical embryonic stem cell (ESC) research issued thefollowing statement in response to U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth'sdecision to dismiss the Sherley v. Sebelius lawsuit challenging federal fundingof ESC research.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep.
WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) introduced the Research Participants Protection Act, a bill designed to modernizeand improve our nation's system for safeguarding the volunteers who participatein research trials to find cures and treatments for diseases.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to tonight's breakdown in negotiations over a deal to raise the debt ceiling: