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October 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement as Jim Jordan advances his bid to become Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives:

“It’s a shame that House Republicans are once again shrugging off bipartisanship to embrace extremism – especially given the domestic and international crises we’re facing.”

September 20, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced that Denver is set to receive $2,580,526 to address youth homelessness. The funding is awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to support a wide range of housing programs.

September 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Dina Titus (D-NV), Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) – along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) – led 68 lawmakers in a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to take further executive action to combat gun violence and limit the sale of assault weapons.

September 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement in response to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s call for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden:

September 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and other members of Colorado’s Congressional delegation sent a letter to the head of the IRS, Commissioner Daniel Werfel, urging the agency not to move forward with a proposal to tax Coloradans’ TABOR refunds.

August 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to restrict Americans’ access to the widely used abortion pill, mifepristone, but allow the medication to remain available for now:

August 1, 2023

DENVER, CO – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), the top Democrat on the House Energy and Climate subcommittee, issued the following statement on EPA’s decision to block the issuance of a state air quality permit to Suncor’s refinery in Commerce City:

August 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal, state and local leaders from across Colorado came together today to welcome the U.S. Space Command to its permanent home in Colorado Springs.

July 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following statement in response to the GOP’s efforts to further restrict Americans’ right to abortion care as part of the annual appropriations process:

July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The top Democrat on the House Energy, Climate and Grid Security subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), released the following statement after speaking at the White House’s first-ever Methane Summit, which was convened today to address the urgent need to dramatically reduce the nation’s methane emissions: