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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:

July 24, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) reintroduced legislation today to make physical therapy services more accessible for patients living in rural and underserved areas of the country.

July 20, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The top Democrat on the House Energy, Climate and Grid Security subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), introduced legislation today to give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate an oil drilling practice known as hydraulic fracking.

July 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after voting NO on this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):

June 24, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, today released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade:

June 21, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation approaches the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.