Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, joined three fellow Democratic leaders on the Energy and Commerce Committee in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General (IG) Arthur Elkins, Jr.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and two other Energy and Commerce Democratic Leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today demanding answers about his troubling Washington, D.C. housing arrangement during a six-month period in 2017 in which he rented a room for $50 a night in a home co-owned by the wife of a top energy lobbyist.
Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today said the Trump administration is trying to rig the 2020 Census by adding a new question on citizenship that would undermine civil rights, lead to cuts in funding for important federal programs and distort redistricting.
Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today called on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to stop gutting regulations that preserve air quality and wasting taxpayer funds on needless expenditures.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and several of her colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have introduced a bipartisan bill strengthening the role of poison control centers, which are key to addressing the effects of the nation's opioid epidemic.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined a group of Western lawmakers in sending a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke urging him to maintain the Bureau of Land Management 2016 Methane and Waste Prevention Rule and to listen to Westerners through public hearings and an extended comment period prior to any revision of the rule.
On February 12, 2018, the BLM announced a proposal to revise the Methane and Waste Prevention Rule ("methane rule"), which limits methane pollution from oil and gas operations on public lands.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), together with other senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today decried further evidence of excessive spending on travel by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt: His security detail has flown with him in first class at taxpayer expense.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) has introduced bipartisan legislation with fellow members of the Energy and Commerce Committee to reform the outdated over-the-counter (OTC) monograph system. The Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act allows new, safe products to come to market more quickly while addressing safety issues and expanding consumer choice.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today issued the following statement on the news that her Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus co-chair and long-time colleague, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, had passed away:
"This is a tremendous loss, personally and for the vast community of people with whom Louise Slaughter worked.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) was among the 140 Democratic House members who today called on President Donald J. Trump to follow the letter and spirit of the law by imposing sanctions against those behind Russia's attacks on American democracy. In a letter led by Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot L.