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June 4, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. DeGette (CO-01) joined Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.

May 27, 2015

The EPA on Wednesday finalized a long-anticipated rule that would ramp up protection against pollution of streams, wetlands and other waterways — winning praise but also igniting opposition.

This Clean Water Rule is meant to clarify federal jurisdiction, particularly in semi-arid western states such as Colorado, where thousands of waterways are seasonal.

May 27, 2015

DeGette Calls on Obama Administration to End Family Detention

May 27, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers issued the final Clean Water Rule earlier today:

May 25, 2015

Congresswoman Diana DeGette has plenty to crow about after the Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved her bill aimed at modernizing the federal government’s approach to biomedical research.

The committee on Thursday voted 51-0 to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, which is aimed at streamlining the Food and Drug Administration’s approval process for new drugs.

May 20, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) joined with House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and offered their Republican counterparts priority issues to explore and continue the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation's long tradition of substantive, bipartisan oversight.

May 19, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), the Ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following statement after the Department of Transportation announced new steps to address defects in Takata air bags:

May 19, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) voted against H.R. 2353, which would extend transportation authority into July while failing to provide any long-term solutions to funding problems, and she released the following statement regarding her vote:

May 19, 2015

A year-long bipartisan initiative to speed up the cycle of medical research culminated Tuesday in the filing of a bill called 21st Century Cures Act.