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Washington, DC – The top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce's Oversight and Investigations panel wasted no time in demanding that Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar turn over to the committee's investigators a series of internal documents detailing the agency's role in carrying out the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border.

Washington, DC – Three of the top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, joined forces today to shed light on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa and called on federal health officials to immediately provide members of Congress a full briefing on what's being done to contain the spread of the deadly virus.

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), the Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel, released the following statement today on the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general's newly-released report that found the Trump administration may have separated thousands more undocumented children at the border than previously reported:

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) was named the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's powerful and far-reaching Oversight and Investigations panel today.

The move gives the Colorado Democrat considerable sway to influence future policy decisions related to healthcare and the environment, as her party once again takes control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Washington, DC – Just hours after being named the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Committee, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today the hiring of Dr. Manik Roy as her new Climate Change and Environment Policy Director.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), along with Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY), Susan Brooks (R-IN), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) have introduced H.R. 501, the Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019, to assist with potential poison exposures and help combat the national opioid epidemic.

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Jason Crow (CO-06) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) released a joint statement calling on Senate Republicans and President Trump to immediately act to end the partial government shutdown:

Washington, DC – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on the president's visit to McAllen, TX today. DeGette was one of two dozen House members who visited McAllen, TX in June to get a firsthand look at the situation on the ground there. Now, with Democrats in control of the House of Representatives, the Colorado Democrat will soon Chair the Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel, which has direct oversight over the U.S. Dept.