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February 12, 2018

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, strongly condemned alleged Trump administration collusion with an extreme anti-choice group in an effort to restrict Medicaid recipients' access to Planned Parenthood. The allegations are based on new information released by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

February 12, 2018

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, called President Donald J. Trump's new budget proposal irresponsible, bad for the country overall and harmful to Colorado in particular.

February 9, 2018

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement after voting against the "Bipartisan Budget Act" early this morning:

February 8, 2018

Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, joined 74 Democratic House members in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary KirstjenNielsen expressing profound concern with the Department of Homeland Security's practice of se

February 8, 2018

Yesterday, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke for eight consecutive hours on the chamber's floor about the need for immigration reform, with a particular focus on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, an endangered program that grants temporary but renewable legal status to those born outside the United States and brought here without documentation as children.

February 7, 2018

WASHINGTON — Diana DeGette just completed her 21st year as the Democratic congresswoman representing the district that includes the heart of Denver, making her the most senior member of the Colorado delegation and a force not to be overlooked in Washington's hard knocks politics.

February 6, 2018

By Diana DeGette

After months of sickening partisan gamesmanship, the Republican-led Congress finally renewed the Children's Health Insurance Program in January. This step provided temporary relief for children from low-income homes in Colorado and across the country, but now the very hospitals and clinics where they seek treatment are at risk.

February 6, 2018

Washington, DC Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today held a press conference to provide an update on their ongoing investigation into alleged pill dumping in the state of West Virginia.

February 6, 2018

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement about the continuing resolution that will come before the House for a vote this evening:

January 30, 2018

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement concerning President Donald J. Trump's speech tonight: