Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) today offered thefollowing statement in response to news that the number of U.S.casualties in Iraq has reached 4,000:
DeGette Continues to Oppose Iraq War As We Mark its Fifth Year
WASHINGTON – With today marking the fifth year of thewar in Iraq, Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) offered thefollowing statement:
WASHINGTON – Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) today released thefollowing statement regarding the Department of Interior's Roan Plateaudecision:
WASHINGTON – As questions remain about the safety ofour food supply, Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette(D-CO) submitted the following opening statement into the record attoday's Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations subcommitteehearing entitled, ""Regulatory Failure: Must America Live with UnsafeFood?"
WASHINGTON – Energy and Commerce Committee ViceChair Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement todaycriticizing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing toadequately lower the nations ozone air quality standard to protect human health and the environme
DeGette Comments on Jobs Report Showing Another Month of Decline
DENVER - Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the followingstatement today on the disturbing jobs report from the US LaborDepartment, which showed that the US economy lost 63,000 jobs inFebruary, the largest monthly job decline in nearly five years.
WASHINGTON — Energy and Commerce Committee ViceChair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today commented on a report released by theHouse Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the impact of theBush Administration's proposed Medicaid Regulations.
President's 2009 Budget Slashes EffectivePrograms While Increasing Funding for Programs Deemed ‘Ineffective' byOwn Administration
WASHINGTON – As energy prices continue to rise, oil approaching $102per barrel and gasoline costing $3.15 at the pump, Energy and CommerceCommittee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today supported the RenewableEnergy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, which ends unnecessarysubsidies to big oil companies and invests in clean, renewable energyand energy efficiency.