Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued this statement on the shooting incident this morning in Alexandria, VA:
"My heart goes out to Steve Scalise and all the others who experienced this horrific attack. I am keeping all the injured, along with their loved ones, in my thoughts.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), along with all her Democratic colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee, have sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) reques
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) have introduced a bill that will improve the quality of care for Americans who receive health care through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (
Washington, DC – Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony has unearthed disturbing revelations and raised more questions, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said today.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's announcement that he intends to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord:
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement after reports surfaced that President Donald J. Trump will pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement today:
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today said the Trump administration's reported plan to give employers and insurance companies broad latitude to deny coverage of contraception for women across the country will needlessly roll back the significant reductions in unintended pregnancy that occurred thanks in large part to the Affordable Care Act.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said the newest assessment by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) of the Trumpcare bill that the House passed last month proves that the bill is ill-advised and full of broken promises to the American people.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said President Trump's budget request for Fiscal Year 2018 is heartless and short-sighted, crippling important domestic and international programs to create needless tax breaks for the wealthy.