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Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, today praised the Supreme Court’s decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt as a victory for women’s health that sets a strong precedent for reproductive rights.

"The Supreme Court has again recognized that women in this country must be free to make their own choices about their health and are entitled to be treated with compassion, respect and dignity in making those decisions," DeGette said. "No government should usurp that right."

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) vowed to keep up the drumbeat for common-sense gun safety measures that was started by Democrats' historic 26-hour sit-in on the House floor.

"Far too many lives are lost to gun violence in this country," DeGette said. "And for far too many years, those who object to sensible controls over access to extremely lethal firearms have had their way. But with recent events, we have reached a moment of truth.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) expressed disappointment in today’s Supreme Court ruling in the case of United States vs Texas. The decision blocks the implementation of Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), programs that would provide a path to citizenship for certain undocumented residents in the United States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette is taking a stand for Americans’ safety tonight by helping to sustain the historic sit-in on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. More than 200 House and Senate Democrats have joined the effort over the course of the past ten-plus hours. They want to force the Republican leadership to act on legislation to prevent gun violence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, along with Select Panel Democratic Members sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan asking that he meet with them before the House adjourns for its July 4^th recess to discuss their concerns about the partisan, dangerous nature of the Panel.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette and leading Democratic members introduced a resolution to disband the Select Investigative Panel, which was established by House Republicans as a political weapon to attack women’s health, target health care providers, and intimidate scientists seeking to understand and ultimately cure life-threatening diseases. Panel Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky, together with DeGette and Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Jackie Speier, Suzan K.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) praised the passage today by the U.S. Senate of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which reforms U.S. chemical safety efforts under the four-decade-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

“TSCA has been flawed since it became law in 1976,” DeGette said. “Nobody likes it—not the environmental community, not chemical manufacturers, nor the parents of America, whose children are exposed to dangerous substances throughout their homes each and every day.