Press Releases

Washington, DC – Leaders ofthe Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus today called for a halt to the Supreme Court confirmation process for Judge Brett Kavanaugh and sought a full and fair investigation. Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswomen Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), together with Task Force leaders Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA), issued the following statement:

Congressional Diabetes Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY) sent a letter signed by 214 House members to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advocating for coverage of artificial pancreas systems.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joined a bipartisan group of fellow Energy and Commerce Committee leaders in sending letters yesterday to three opioid manufacturers requesting detailed information about each manufacturer's role in the opioid crisis. The individual letters highlight the complexity of the opioid crisis, which claims the lives of more than 115 Americans every day.

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Washington, DC – Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following statement on the public comments from more than 170 Members of Congress to the proposed changes to the Title X program:

Washington, DC – Five lawmakers today introduced a bipartisan bill giving a full range of medical services to families with children who have life-limiting illnesses and who qualify for Medicaid, which currently has gaps in such coverage.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), the dean of the Colorado congressional delegation and Chief Deputy Whip, today introduced the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2018, which will provide federal protection for natural wild spaces.

"Now more than ever, we need a comprehensive vision for saving Colorado's last remaining wild places," DeGette said. "Public lands are under increasingly frequent assault from special interests and their moneyed allies in Washington, but Coloradans are pushing back.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today toured the Department of Health and Human Services' family reunification operation center and received an update from Trump Administration officials on efforts to comply with federal court orders to reunite separated children with their families.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today moved to block a sneak attack on air quality that would put more "super-polluting" trucks on America's roads thanks to a ruling that former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's underlings issued after he quit, but before he left the building.