Press Releases
April 27, 2021
DENVER, CO – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that she has invited John Woolley, a Denver resident and 23-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, to be her virtual guest for President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday.
April 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Rice (R-SC) introduced bipartisan legislation today to make a key federal diabetes-prevention program more accessible to more Americans.
Issues:Price of Insulin
April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement on the verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial:
April 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement on President Biden’s plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11:
April 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of federal lawmakers – led by U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO),Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Dina Titus (D-NV) in the House and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in the Senate – introduced legislation today to ban the sale, manufacturing, transfer, possession or importation of high-capacity gun magazines that are capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Issues:Preventing Gun Violence
April 8, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced legislation today to clean up the 100 most heavily polluted communities in the country.
March 25, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Scott Peters (D-CA) and Conor Lamb (D-PA) announced today they plan to introduce a Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act this week to reinstate an Obama-era rule that regulated methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
March 23, 2021
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March 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations panel – which oversees NIH, FDA and CDC – will hold a hearing tomorrow to hear directly from some of the nation’s top public health officials and get an update on the federal government’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its latest efforts to speed up distribution of the vaccine.
March 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill to provide immediate assistance to individuals and communities across the country: