Press Releases

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) commended President Obama after the White House announced the Monday signing of an executive order that will prohibit federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and she issued the following statement:

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement after Colorado reported its June unemployment rate had fallen to 5.5 percent, the lowest level since October 2008.

WASHINGTON – Congressional democratic investigators have uncovered additional and alarming problems at Centers for Disease Control (CDC) facilities that should have alerted officials to serious safety lapses. Inspections by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported incidents ranging from paperwork errors to breaches in basic safety procedures.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet and Reps. Diana DeGette (C0-01), Ed Perlmutter (C0-07) and Jared Polis (C0-02) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House John Boehner calling for quick passage of legislation to sustain the Highway Trust Fund.

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today Ranking Members Henry A. Waxman, Anna G. Eshoo, and Diana DeGette sent a letter to John Roth, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), requesting an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive conduct by Motorola in the sale of public safety telecommunications' equipment and services.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) commended Denver Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson for her decision to immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to loving same-sex couples. Earlier today, a Boulder District Court judge denied an injunction to prevent issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and Rep. DeGette offered the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), co-Chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and one of the leaders in the fight for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, will introduce legislation in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a leader in the fight for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, announced that they will introduce legislation in response to Monday's Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.