Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) today released the
following statement regarding the Department of Interior’s Roan Plateau
decision:
“I strongly oppose the decision by the Department of Interior to move
forward with their plan of drilling the top of the Roan Plateau. The
Roan Plateau represents the best of Colorado – it is a prominent site
WASHINGTON – As questions remain about the safety of our food supply, Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) submitted the following opening statement into the record at today’s Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing entitled, ““Regulatory Failure: Must America Live with Unsafe Food?”
WASHINGTON – Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement today criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to
DeGette Comments on Jobs Report Showing Another Month of Decline
DENVER - Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the following statement today on the disturbing jobs report from the US Labor Department, which showed that the US economy lost 63,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly job decline in nearly five years.
WASHINGTON — Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today commented on a report released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the impact of the
President’s 2009 Budget Slashes Effective Programs While Increasing Funding for Programs Deemed ‘Ineffective’ by Own Administration
WASHINGTON – As energy prices continue to rise, oil approaching $102 per barrel and gasoline costing $3.15 at the pump, Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today supported the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, which ends unnecessary subsidies to big oil companies and invests in clean, renewable energy