Press Releases

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. They will ensure that for-profit employers cannot use RFRA to override women's access to contraception.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), co-Chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus and leaders of a 91-member amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court in support of the government in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v Burwell, issued the following statement reacting to the court's ruling this morning:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Louise Slaughter (NY-25), co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in McCullen v. Coakley, which affirms the legality of buffer zones outside of healthcare facilities while striking down Massachusetts' 35-foot fixed buffer zone law over specific issues:

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado ruled that Utah's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Louise Slaughter (NY-25), the co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to permit Peace Corps volunteers to receive abortion coverage in cases of case of rape, incest or when the life of the mother is at stake:

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (MI-06) hosted a roundtable discussion with leading experts in the field of digital health care as part of the bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) urged Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to sign up for the Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, which is now available online.

WASHINGTON — Today Ranking Members Diana DeGette and Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Chairmen Fred Upton and Tim Murphy to request hearings on the implications to seniors, taxpayers, Part D drug plans, and the Medicare program of the high costs of Sovaldi, the new Hepatitis C drug manufactured by Gilead Pharmaceuticals. The drug costs $84,000 for a course of treatment and a new analysis by researchers from Georgetown University and the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that Medicare Part D coverage for Sovaldi alone will increase Medicare drug spending by $6.5 billion - 8%- in 2015.