Press Releases
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today issued the following statement regarding U.S. Senator Mark Udall’s announcement of a process to create wilderness designations in Colorado.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today issued the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) announcement of steps to increase the supply of critically needed cancer drugs, and build on President Obama's Executive Order to help prevent future drug shortages. DeGette is the author, along with U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL), of the "Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act," a bill to improve patient safety by reducing shortages of life-saving drugs.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement today after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request for a rehearing that sought to overturn the Clinton Era Roadless Rule. The appellants – the State of Wyoming and the Colorado Mining Association – now have 90 days to file a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Diana DeGette, Frank Pallone, Jr., Rosa L. DeLauro, and Carolyn B. Maloney sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg urging the agency to take action on recommendations by the FDA’s General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel. Over two years ago, the panel recommended many safeguards that FDA could implement to protect consumers from the serious and deadly cancer risks posed by tanning beds.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement after voting for the Conference Report to H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. The bill passed the House of Representatives 293 to 132.
“I am pleased that today the White House reaffirmed that universal coverage of contraception for women is a central tenet of essential women’s health care. This announcement helps ensure that millions of people and their dependents will have access to critical health care.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that California’s Proposition 8 banning same sex marriage was unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today issued the following statement regarding the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s reversal of their policy stopping funding grants for Planned Parenthood.