Press Releases

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. 2663, the "America Paysits Bills Act," which would simply raise the debt ceiling to avoid the firstdefault crisis in our nation's history.

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. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today sent the following letter to President Barack Obama, Speaker John Boehner, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calling on them to break the partisan gridlock gripping Washington by initiating a simplified process that would resolve the pending default crisis, ensure deficit reduction, and preserve the long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare. The signed letter can be found here, and the text is as follows:

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. Patients in these trials have lost theirlives, or become injured or severely ill, due to inadequate protections to keepthem safe, discouraging some people from participating in research studies.

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:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement following House passage of H.R. 2560. The bill, which would require passage of a constitutional amendment out of both the House and Senate prior to raising the debt ceiling, includes cuts even steeper than the devastating Ryan budget and caps federal outlays at levels not seen since 1966.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on additional preventive health services that should be covered and provided to women at no cost, under insurance plans created by the Affordable Care Act.

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) submitted the following comments yesterday to the U.S. Forest Service in response to their proposed Colorado Roadless Rule. The Forest Service is considering a state-specific rule to manage inventoried roadless areas on national forest lands in Colorado, rather than complying with the national rule. Despite having slightly stronger protections than an earlier state-specific version, the proposed rule falls short of the standard existing under the national rule and lacks critical safeguards for Colorado's national forests.