Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted today to send the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to the Senate for urgent consideration:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement on U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter's (D-CO) announcement today that he will retire at the end of his term:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement today on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol building:

"January 6^th was one of the darkest days in our nation's history. And for those of us who were in the Capitol that day, it's a day we will never forget.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – All six Democratic members of Colorado's congressional delegation today sent a letter – led by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) – calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to institute strict new safety measures at chemical plants across the country to better protect the health and safety of nearby residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The co-chairs of the congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow Texas's six-week abortion ban to remain in effect:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter today to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and all of the National Governing Bodies to remind them of their obligation to comply with federal laws that require them to report allegations of sexual abuse to the proper authorities within 24 hours.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following statement today urging the Supreme Court to strike down Mississippi's abortion ban and uphold nearly 50 years of Supreme Court precedent to protect Americans' constitutional right to abortion care:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a once-in-a-generation spending bill that seeks to make health care, child care, housing and education more affordable for millions of hardworking families, and take on the global climate crisis.