Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today the Colorado Congressional Delegation sent a letter to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki seeking support and funding to build a new 20-bed stand-alone Fisher House near the new VA Medical Center at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.
The Fisher House will provide on-site residential housing facilities for families of active duty and veteran patients receiving care at the VA Medical Center.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today applauded the Committee's intent to investigate hydraulic fracturing:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today offered the following response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress:
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Dean of the Colorado Congressional Delegation, offered the following comments after the withdrawal of Governor Ritter from the Gubernatorial race:
"Governor Ritter has illustrated great leadership steering our state forward during turbulent economic times. As his friend, I am proud of his accomplishments as the Chief Executive of our state. While his decision to exit the gubernatorial race was extremely personal, it is one that I support.
COPENHAGEN – As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, Denmark comes to a close, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), the Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and a member of the official bipartisan Congressional delegation, released two blog pieces on the U.S. delegation's activities.
Day One – Thursday, December 17th
Report from Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN – As the world gathers in Copenhagen, Denmark for the United Nations Climate ChangeConference (COP 15), U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), the Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce and a member of the official bipartisanCongressional delegation, released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – As the Natural Resources Committee approves the Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2476) by unanimous vote, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – With the introduction of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), a cosponsor of the legislation, released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today introduced H.R. 4289, the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009. The Act identifies 34 areas, comprising 850,000 acres, as public lands deserving protection in Colorado:
"I am proud to introduce the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009. For the last decade, I have introduced legislation to protect wilderness quality public land across Colorado. During that time, we have seen many of our state's special places and wilderness quality areas come under increasing pressure of being lost forever.