Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), the Ranking Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, asked Republican committee leaders to hold a public hearing to look into troubling incidents of domestic violence involving professional athletes and their handling by professional leagues.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette joined by Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. sent a letter to Chairmen Fred Upton, Joe Pitts, and Tim Murphy requesting a hearing on the rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Denver – Today, U.S. Rep DeGette issued the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act, the landmark law that has conserved and protected 110 million acres of wilderness areas:
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette(CO-01) will host a Denver roundtable with senior NIH and FDA officials and Colorado's medical research leaders to discuss ways to speed and improve medical cures as part of her 21st Century Cures initiative. The conversation will focus on personalized medicine and will take place Wednesday, September 3rd at 9:30 A.M.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) joined a bipartisan group of 12 lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Members Diana DeGette, Henry A. Waxman, and Frank Pallone, Jr., called on the FDA to use its enforcement authority to take immediate action to protect children from the harms of tobacco.
DENVER – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Colorado Business Leaders called on Congress to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank before the charter expires at the end of September.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement after the Central Intelligence Agency admitted to searching a computer system used exclusively by congressional investigators:
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette issued the following statement after the House passage of H.R. 3230, The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act:
WASHINGTON – With House Speaker John Boehner preparing to wrap up July's legislative activity without passing meaningful bills in a number of areas, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) called on Republican House leadership to bring up legislation that would address the country's needs.