Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-1), Maurice Hinchey(NY-22), and Jared Polis (CO-2) introduced the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act), a bill that establishescommon sense safeguards to protect drinking water from risks associatedwith the natural gas drilling technique known as "hydraulic fracturing"or "fracking." Fracking is a process used in almost all natural gasdrilling, whereby fluids are injected at high pressure into undergroundrock formations to blast them open to increase efficiency of the wells.
Washington, DC — Today U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, in her role as Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, joined with her colleagues, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (CA), and Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ) in calling for House Energy and Commerce Committee hearings to investigate evidence of waste and fraud in the Medicare Part D drug benefit program.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement today regarding President Barack Obama's proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget. The President's budget cuts and consolidates government programs in order to achieve over $1 trillion in deficit reduction by 2021.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman DeGette joined with Congressmen Henry Waxman and Ed Markey in releasing the first findings from the House Energy and Commerce Committee's year-long investigation into the energy exploration practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Diana DeGette (CO-1) presided for the first time as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations within the Energy and Commerce Committee. During the hearing DeGette, began her fight to stand behind commonsense rules that protect the American people's health, financial security, and safety.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) tonight issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. DeGette is a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) are leading a group of 46 House of Representatives members in support of public disclosure requirements for chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public lands. In a letter to U.S.
DENVER - Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement following reports that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot at an event in Tuscon, Arizona earlier today.