Press Releases
Denver, CO – Congresswoman Diana DeGette helped secure a $1.35 million grant, announced today, enabling Denver and the Regional Transportation District to improve service to riders by studying transit oriented development (TOD).
In a letter in June to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, DeGette made a strong case for the project. It was selected competitively under the TOD Planning Pilot Program.
Washington, DC – On behalf of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, co-chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY) hailed as a major breakthrough today’s approval by the Food and Drug Administration of a first-ever commercial version of an artificial pancreas system to improve the treatment of type 1 diabetes.
Washington, DC – Congress today approved a bill co-sponsored by Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) to name a medical health clinic for veterans in Colorado after a war hero from Pueblo.
The legislation renames the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo as the ``PFC James Dunn VA Clinic” to honor the legacy of the late James Dunn, a decorated World War II Veteran and Pueblo native.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today said U.S. national security interests compelled her to vote against overriding President Obama’s veto of legislation allowing lawsuits against the Saudi Arabian government over the September 11 attacks.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today said tomorrow’s hastily-arranged Select Panel votes are designed to harass researchers and will put their life-saving work at risk.
“Enough with the smear campaigns, fishing expeditions and endless stream of subpoenas,”said DeGette, who is co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus and a senior member of the Panel. “Congressional bullying to drive researchers and healthcare providers out of business is a clear abuse of power and has to stop.”
As Prepared for Delivery
Mr. Chairman, I’m wondering something about the Affordable Care Act. Do you know if it covers treatment for déjà vu? There seems to be a mass outbreak of that on Capitol Hill when it comes to the ACA; here are some of the symptoms:
Between the health subcommittee and the oversight subcommittee on which I’m ranking member, we’ve held over 40 hearings on the ACA since it became law in 2010.
We have been through six years of repeated votes to repeal and undermine the law.
Washington, DC – Congresswomen Diana DeGette and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, today called for a Government Accountability Office investigation into the many barriers women face at the state and local levels when trying to access reproductive medical care, including abortion services.
Denver, CO– Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), along with Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) rejected claims by Select Panel Chairman Marsha Blackburn that Democrats are obstructing the Panel’s “investigation."
“It appears that the Select Panel majority is suffering from a complete disconnect from the truth,” DeGette said. “These false accusations against Democrats are merely a smokescreen meant to distract from the truth that the Panel has uncovered no evidence of wrongdoing and the countless improprieties employed by Republicans in their so-called investigation from the start.”
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today welcomed congressional passage of legislation that paves the way for a public-private partnership to improve the Jeppesen Terminal at Denver International Airport, which is in her district.
“We are on our way toward a safer, more efficient passenger screening process at DIA,” DeGette said. “Through an innovative public-private partnership, we can anticipate less congestion in the Great Hall and a better security screening process in the years to come.”