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March 18, 2014

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) announced that Rachel Napierkowski, a senior at Bishop Machebeuf High School, has won Colorado’s First Congressional District Art Competition with her pen and ink piece entitled, “The King Crane”.

March 12, 2014

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and John D. Dingell (D-MI12) wrote to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) urging regulators to set safety standards for tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) that span the life of a vehicle.

March 10, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC— Today Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette sent a letter to Chairmen Fred Upton and Tim Murphy requesting a hearing on the impact of states' refusal to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act on uninsured Americans suffering from mental illness and substance abuse.

March 5, 2014

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (C0-01) urged her colleagues to focus on the priorities that the American people want Congress to address and stop spending taxpayers’ time passing grandstanding bills. Rep. DeGette did so after House passage of H.R. 4118, which marked the 50th vote by House Republicans to repeal and undermine the Affordable Care Act.

March 5, 2014

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) offered the following comment after the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board issued a new report advising the full disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing:

February 27, 2014

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) presided as Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee’s hearing on fighting the illegal supply chains of counterfeit drugs. Rep. DeGette highlighted the dangers of drug counterfeiting and questioned government agency leaders and other experts on how best to tackle this serious issue.

February 27, 2014

DENVER –U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) has nominated 18 high school students from Colorado’s First Congressional District to the United States service academy of their choice.

February 25, 2014
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Rep. Joe Barton (TX-06), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, released the following statement after the U.S.
February 24, 2014
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after Rep. John Dingell (MI-12), the Dean of the House and longest-serving federal legislator in American history, announced his retirement:
"John Dingell has been a towering figure in Congress and a living example of our potential to do great things on behalf of the American people.