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Colorado's congressional Democrats said at a Monday morning news conference at Denver International Airport that President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were holding government workers "hostage" while the president throws "temper tantrums" over a border wall that has ever-shifting funding sources and while the longest-ever government shutdown continues.=
Washington, DC – Just hours after being named the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Committee, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today the hiring of Dr. Manik Roy as her new Climate Change and Environment Policy Director.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) was named the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's powerful and far-reaching Oversight and Investigations panel today.
The move gives the Colorado Democrat considerable sway to influence future policy decisions related to healthcare and the environment, as her party once again takes control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), along with Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY), Susan Brooks (R-IN), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) have introduced H.R. 501, the Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019, to assist with potential poison exposures and help combat the national opioid epidemic.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Jason Crow (CO-06) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) released a joint statement calling on Senate Republicans and President Trump to immediately act to end the partial government shutdown:
Rep. Diana DeGette returned to Washington as the most senior member of Colorado's congressional delegation and in the political majority.
But tempering the Democratic Party's newfound control in the House is the government shutdown, now entering its third week.
DeGette talked to Colorado Matters about the ongoing shutdown and her work to reopen some financial federal agencies. The District 1 congresswoman also discussed the wall, border security and anti-President Donald Trump comments made by freshman Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib.
Some of Colorado's Congressional representatives are refusing to accept their paychecks during the government shutdown. Those include Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Scott Tipton and Rep. Doug Lamborn.
DeGette, a Democrat, posted on her Facebook "Our top priority right now must be to end this government shutdown and make sure all of our federal workers are fully compensated. As long as these workers aren't getting paid, I won't take my paycheck either."
Tipton and Lamborn also said they will forgo collecting their salary during the shutdown.
Washington, DC – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on the president's visit to McAllen, TX today. DeGette was one of two dozen House members who visited McAllen, TX in June to get a firsthand look at the situation on the ground there. Now, with Democrats in control of the House of Representatives, the Colorado Democrat will soon Chair the Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel, which has direct oversight over the U.S. Dept.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after President Trump's televised Oval Office address to the nation: