Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 5682:

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review several cases where lower courts overturned bans on same-sex marriage:

WASHINGTON -- Today Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette, Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., and full Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Chairmen Fred Upton, Joe Pitts, and Tim Murphy outlining the key-short term and long-term questions that should be addressed in hearings on Ebola.

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) joined Reps. Waxman, Dingell, Pallone, and Sens. Harkin, Rockefeller, Durbin, and Blumenthal to release a new report that found that hundreds of tobacco advertisements and images glorifying smoking and e-cigarettes appear in magazines with large teen readerships.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued a statement supporting the House vote on the McKeon Amendment, which authorizes the Obama Administration to train and equip vetted Syrian opposition elements and requires frequent reporting on these activities. Rep. DeGette voted for the amendment, which passed 273 to 156.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) offered the following statement after statistics released by General Motors show that at least 19 fatalities are connected to faulty ignition switches recalled by the company:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement commemorating the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001:

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.