Press Releases

Lawmakers call on administration to ban flavored vaping products

January 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 50 members of Congress – led by U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Eliot Engel (D-NY) – today called on the Trump administration to issue new rules banning the sale of flavored nicotine products that experts say have led to the nation’s teen-vaping epidemic.

Lawmakers prepare to grill e-cigarette makers over role in teen-vaping epidemic

January 22, 2020

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the number of teens vaping across the country continues to rise, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are preparing to grill some of the nation’s top e-cigarette manufactures on their role in the crisis.

DeGette statement on vote to send articles of impeachment to Senate

January 15, 2020

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a comment from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), who presided over the House for today's debate, on the chamber's vote to appoint impeachment managers and formally submit two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate for trial:

Lawmakers raise concerns over increased use of cocaine and methamphetamine

January 14, 2020

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DeGette, others call on feds to take steps to combat 'growing threat'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of lawmakers – led by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) – are raising concerns today about the increasing use of stimulants, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, among Americans in recent years.

Key House oversight panel to hear from state officials on front lines of fight to curb opioid epidemic

January 13, 2020

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Federal lawmakers want to know ‘what's working and what's not' as they search for ways to stem nationwide crisis

DeGette, Rooney call on Congress to oppose Trump's proposed revisions to key environmental protection rule

January 9, 2020

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Francis Rooney (R-FL) are calling on their colleagues in the House to oppose the Trump administration’s latest attempt to gut one of the nation’s most effective environmental protection laws.

Lawmakers unveil ambitious new plan to combat climate crisis

January 8, 2020

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of federal lawmakers today unveiled the framework of an ambitious new plan to help combat the global climate crisis by cutting the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.

DeGette Statement on U.S. Airstrike in Iraq

January 3, 2020

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on the Trump Administration’s airstrike that killed Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani:

DeGette to preside over House impeachment debate

December 18, 2019

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has asked U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to serve as speaker pro tempore and preside over the U.S. House of Representatives for today's debate on impeaching the president of the United States.

DeGette statement on impeachment of President Trump

December 18, 2019

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), who served as speaker pro tempore and presided over today's impeachment debate, on the U.S. House of Representatives voting to impeach President Donald Trump: