Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep Diana DeGette worked with House Energy and Commerce colleagues on both sides of the aisle to protect the freedom of the open and global internet.
WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) joined colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to compel manufacturers to more clearly convey the serious risks associated with the use of opioid pain relievers. Twenty-two Democratic members of the Committee, led by Rep. DeGette, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member, as well as full Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX), wrote to FDA Acting Commissioner Dr.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. DeGette (CO-01) joined Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (NY-20) to release the following statement today in response to the draft assessment released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water resources:
DeGette Calls on Obama Administration to End Family Detention
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette called on Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to end the Obama Administration's policy of detaining mothers and children involved in deportation proceedings in jail-like facilities. Rep. DeGette and 135 of her colleagues raised issues ranging from excessive confinement, delays in due process, developmental problems for children, and serious medical concerns in a letter to Secretary Johnson.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers issued the final Clean Water Rule earlier today:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) joined with House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and offered their Republican counterparts priority issues to explore and continue the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation's long tradition of substantive, bipartisan oversight. Their letter to Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (MI-06) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation Chairman Tim Murphy (PA-18) applauded the work of the Subcommittee so far and laid out their priorities for use of the subcommittee's oversight jurisdiction.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), the Ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following statement after the Department of Transportation announced new steps to address defects in Takata air bags:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) voted against H.R. 2353, which would extend transportation authority into July while failing to provide any long-term solutions to funding problems, and she released the following statement regarding her vote:
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) stood with dozens of bipartisan Members of Congress in opposition to the practice of bulk collecting US citizens' phone and email records.