Press Releases
January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), U.S. Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), and Diana DeGette (D-CO), along with Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Ranking House Judiciary Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking House Education and the Workforce Member George Miller (D-CA), Ranking House Energy and Commerce Member Henry A.
January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC— Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette sent a letter to Chairmen Fred Upton and Tim Murphy to request a hearing on recent reports of an onslaught of telephone scams, particularly targeting employees at work and older Americans.
January 27, 2014
DENVER, CO – With the Denver Broncos set to face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII, U.S. Rep Diana DeGette (C0-01) and the Colorado House Delegation extended a friendly wager with the Washington House Delegation, led by Rep. Jim McDermott (WA-07).
With a Broncos' victory, the Washington House delegation will provide some delectable food and wine to their colleagues from Colorado. In the unlikely event the Seahawks are victorious, the Colorado House delegation will share some of Colorado's best-known delicacies.
January 24, 2014
Washington, DC – The Colorado Congressional delegation today urged the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate additional resources from the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program to help fill a shortfall in flood recovery resources.
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement regarding her support of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Omnibus), which passed the House 359-67.
"While I do not like everything in this bill, it was a compromise that will benefit Colorado and the nation. The Omnibus makes targeted investments in key areas like medical research and disaster relief. For a change, the bill does not include many of the harmful riders contained in previous legislation.
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON – Fed up with the House GOP's focus on restricting women's health rights instead of considering a real economic agenda for women and families, pro-choice members of Congress led by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) – Co-Chairs of the Pro-Choice Caucus – protested a House Judiciary Committee Markup of another anti-choice bill. There are no women on the Republican side of the Judiciary Committee.
"The New Year has barely begun and already the Republicans are returning to their same old playbook," said Rep. DeGette.
January 15, 2014
Earlier today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) defended the committee's attack on women's health care rights, saying it "promotes job creation." Here's the full quote:
Chairman Goodlatte: It's very much the case that those of us in the Majority support this legislation because it is the morally right thing to do, but it is also very, very true that having a growing population and new children brought into the world is not harmful to job creation.
January 10, 2014
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement in opposition to H.R. 3830, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, which would give President Obama the authority to fast track U.S. trade agreements.
"I am opposed to H.R. 3830 because granting the President authority to fast track trade bills would interfere with Congress' constitutional duty by forcing a quick up or down vote without the ability to offer amendments.
January 8, 2014
House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing Thursday on Anti-Choice LegislationRep.
December 16, 2013
WASHINGTON –U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO1) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX27) introduced H.R. 3736, the Protecting Advance Communications for Emergency Services Act (PACES) Act. The PACES Act is a targeted and limited fix that addresses the growing trend of harmful patent litigation by so-called "Patent Trolls." Patent Trolls target cell phone carriers that provide 9-1-1 emergency services to homeland security, public safety, and law enforcement personnel.