Press Releases

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, D.C. –Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) was among the 196 House Democrats who today sent a letter to President Trump reminding him that millions of working families around the nation are relying on him to continue paying the Affordable Care Act's cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments.

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.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and five House colleagues sent a letter to Ivanka Trump today inviting her to a meeting on women's health issues, including access to affordable contraception.

Washington, DC – Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Mike Coffman (CO-06) today introduced a bill to ensure that the federal government does not pre-empt state laws on marijuana.

The Respect States and Citizens' Rights Act of 2017 clarifies congressional intent and provides guidance for courts. DeGette and Coffman teamed up on a similar bill in 2012 just after Coloradans approved legalizing marijuana by a margin of six points. They are introducing it anew at a time when the Trump Administration has been signaling its intention to challenge state marijuana laws.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, applauded the appointment of a Special Counsel to oversee the FBI's Russia investigation, which she had called for in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein last week.

Denver, CO– Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today hailed the decision by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to grant stays of removal for immigrant rights' activist Jeanette Vizguerra and long-time Denver resident Arturo Hernandez Garcia, both of whom had sought refuge in a church in her district, and she urged a more stable solution for people in their position.