Press Releases
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that a comprehensive transportation spending bill that's expected to advance in the House this week – known as the INVEST in America Act – includes nearly $20 million to fund three key projects in the Denver area.
The funding was included at the request of DeGette who sought the additional federal dollars to help improve the safety and efficiency of Denver's transportation network.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A key House Oversight panel, led by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), will hold a hearing Wednesday to ensure the Biden administration is doing everything it can, and has all the resources it needs, to care for thousands of undocumented migrant children who were detained at the U.S. southern border.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a comment from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on the House voting today to establish an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol:
"January 6 was one of the darkest days in our nation's history and the American people deserve to know exactly what happened.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations subcommittee – which oversees the nation's health agencies – announced today that the panel will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 26, at 11:00 a.m. EDT on building Americans' confidence in COVID-19 vaccines to help vaccinate more people across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will soon hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case dealing with the constitutionality of a Mississippi law banning almost all abortions after 15 weeks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the following statement on the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories:
"It's heartbreaking to see such violence taking place in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Israel is one of our nation's closest allies and we must do everything we can to help it pursue a permanent, diplomatic solution to this decades-long dispute.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) sent a letter today to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to immediately reverse the Trump Administration's policy that revoked the Food and Drug Administration's power to review the accuracy of some COVID-19 tests before they are used to screen people for the virus.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today approved legislation by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to reduce the amount of methane gas that's released on our public lands.
Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases on the planet and when it's released into our atmosphere it becomes a leading contributor to the ongoing climate crisis.
Nearly one-third of all methane gas released in the U.S. comes from the production of oil and gas.