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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Denver) has been named to the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's panel on Oversight and Investigations, according to a news release from the congresswoman's office.
Count Denver's U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette among the congressional Democrats who are ready to investigate President Donald Trump's administration.
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.=
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.
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.
This coming Monday, December 17 marks the 55th anniversary of the Clean Air Act. Coincidentally, it is also the end of the public comment period for the Trump administration's proposal to undermine that act and eviscerate Environmental Protection Agency safeguards to reduce methane and associated toxic air pollution from oil and gas production.
A prominent health lawmaker could be finding her way into the top echelon of House leadership as Democrats work to advance their health agenda.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, has provided the Weekly Democratic Address, which will be online and broadcast throughout the weekend.
The environment is not typically a top issue for American voters.
But this has not been a typical year.
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a package of bills dubbed "Tax Reform 2.0" containing a provision extending the ability to count "unborn children" as beneficiaries under 529 education savings plans.