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March 1, 2017

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement just after President Donald J. Trump's first joint address to Congress:

February 28, 2017

Mr. Chairman, another major doping scandal has again shaken the sporting world. This time it involves a wide-ranging Russian scheme to circumvent doping controls relied upon by the global sports community to ensure clean sport.

February 15, 2017

Washington, DC – Immigrants' rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra should not have to face the threat of deportation, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) said today. Vizguerra took shelter last night in a church in DeGette's district.

February 14, 2017

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement today on the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn:

February 14, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, today led 161 House Democratic colleagues in demanding that Speaker Ryan stop Republicans' unprecedented assault on women's health care.

February 10, 2017

Washington, DC – Congresswomen Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, this evening decried House Republicans' plan to overturn a rule on the Title X family planning grant program using the Congressional Review Act.

January 28, 2017

Denver -- Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the following statement about the ongoing effects of President Donald Trump's executive order, issued Friday, that restricts the entry of refugees and others to the United States:

January 23, 2017

Washington, DC – Today the House of Representatives unanimously passed the EPS Improvement Act (H.R. 518).

January 19, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) has written and sent a letter, signed by 174 House Democrats, to President-elect Donald Trump urging him to reconsider his support for efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and defund Planned Parenthood.

January 13, 2017

Washington, DC Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), along with three original cosponsors, Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Charlie Dent (R-PA), today introduced the EPS Improvement Act (H.R. 518), which will amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to strengthen standards used to keep LED lighting safe and efficient.