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April 20, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after voting to pass a collection of four bills in the House that support our allies, provide essential humanitarian aid to Gaza, give Ukraine the resources it needs to combat Putin’s tyranny, and protect our national security interests.

April 18, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02) applauded the Biden Administration for finalizing the Conservation and Landscape Health rule.

April 17, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Senator Michael Bennet, and Senator John Hickenlooper held a press conference with Columbine survivors and gun violence prevention advocates to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Columbine shooting.

April 15, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo (CO-08), and Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) led 29 members of Congress in calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to swiftly distribute funding from the Shelter and Services Program (SSP).

April 10, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the House Committee on Energy & Commerce’s Health Subcommittee held a hearing that included legislation introduced by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) to make Medicare's Diabetes Prevention Program more accessible to Americans.

April 3, 2024

DENVER — Today, Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) applauded the Biden Administration’s completion of an approximately 221,898-acre withdrawal from the Thompson Divide, an action that protects the area from operation of public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws, excluding valid existing rights. 

March 22, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the six remaining spending bills of FY 2024, funding the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, State, Homeland Security, and Treasury, as well as Congress itself. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), who voted in favor of this package, released the following statement:

March 21, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health held a hearing in which members questioned leading experts and medical professionals on diagnostic testing. This hearing was called in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule to regulate lab-developed tests (LDT).

March 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID) introduced a bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Experienced Worker Program (EWP). This program would provide grants to non-profit organizations eligible to use the talents of U.S. individuals aged 55 or older in other programs administered by the Secretary.

March 19, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 766, the Preventive Health Savings Act, which would provide a framework for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to evaluate the long-term budget impacts of preventive health care legislation. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), who led this legislation alongside Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) for over 10 years, released the following statement: