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June 8, 2016

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 in

June 8, 2016

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).

May 24, 2016

Washington, DC – Almost every House Democrat joined Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and her co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Louise Slaughter (D-NY), in a letter calling on House Speaker Paul Ryan to disband the Selec

May 24, 2016

All but a handful of House Democrats are calling on Speaker Paul D. Ryan to disband the special committee established last year to probe connections between abortion providers and medical researchers, accusing the panel of “continued abuses which jeopardize the integrity of the House and the safety of Americans.”

May 18, 2016

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Congressman Gene Green (D-TX), leading members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today issued the following statement on a new bipartisan, bicameral proposal to reform U.S. chemical safety efforts under the Toxic Substances Control Act:

May 18, 2016

Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and three colleagues – Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the bill introduced by House Republicans that would provide insufficient funding to combat the Zika virus:

May 16, 2016

Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and two other leading pro-choice members of Congress voiced disappointment regarding the Supreme Court’s order on Zubik v. Burwell today.

May 13, 2016

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Thank you so much Mr. Chairman for having this follow-up hearing on our round-table that we held on concussions and brain trauma earlier this year.

May 12, 2016

Washington, DC – Five members of Congress who have been pushing for new regulations on methane emissions across the United States applauded the release today of the Environmental Protection Agency’s finalized rule for methane limits in the oil and gas sector.