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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Interim Director Angie Salazar demanding answers about troubling actions by the Trump administration that appear to endanger unaccompanied children in federal custody. ORR is the agency within HHS that is tasked with caring for unaccompanied children from other countries.
DENVER, CO — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Colorado Division of Insurance announced that health care costs are going to double on average for Col
DENVER, CO — Yesterday, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Colorado Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway, and Connect for Health Colorado CEO Kevin Patterson held a press conference to discuss how Congressional Republicans failing to renew Affordable Care Act premium tax credits will drive up health care costs for hundreds of thousands of Coloradans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after Republicans in Congress shut the government down.
“Last night, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans, who control all of Washington, shut the government down because they refuse to work with Democrats to ensure that all Americans have affordable health care. On the day of the shutdown, House Republicans weren’t even in Washington. That is a gross abdication of responsibility.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after voting present on H.Res. 719, a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk.
“I fully denounce political violence. It is never acceptable to murder someone for their personal beliefs, and I am heartbroken for Charlie Kirk’s young family.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5371, a short-term government funding bill.
“House Republicans are missing the forest for the trees. Their partisan funding bill does nothing to help hardworking families—it fails to extend the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies that help Americans afford their health care coverage nor reverses the devastating cuts to Medicaid from the Big Bad Bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) led the entire Colorado Democratic delegation in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Cyrus Western and Air and Radiation Division Director Adrienne Sandoval concerning EPA’s partial disapproval of Colorado’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), released the following statement after the Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a proposal to rescind President Biden’s Public Lands Rule which conserves and protects America’s public lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Denver Broncos announced Burnham Yard as a preferred site for a new, privately-funded stadium.
“As a lifelong Broncos fan, it is incredible news that the team is staying in Denver. I remember going to Broncos games with my dad when I was a kid, and with today’s announcement, I can look forward to taking my grandkids to games and showing them what it means to be a Broncos fan.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (CO-01), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), and all Democratic Health subcommittee members called on GOP Energy and Commerce Committee leadership to immediately convene hearings following the firing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Susan Monarez and the departure of several other senior CDC officials.