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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, criticized House GOP leaders for trying to include language in their 20-week abortion ban bill that hearkens to previous statements made by GOP lawmakers about 'legitimate rape.' As currently written, the legislation set to come to the floor next week contains an exception for rape and incest, but only if the incident is reported to law enforcement.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) criticized the House Republican leadership plan to withhold funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless it included policy riders attacking the Obama Administration's plan to address our broken immigration system and our current undocumented population.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) won the unanimous support of her Democratic colleagues to continue serving as the Ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. The subcommittee has the responsibility to oversee all agencies and programs within the full Energy and Commerce Committee's broad jurisdiction.

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) offered the following statement opposing the omnibus appropriations legislation that includes numerous policy provisions that are unrelated to the need to fund government operations through next September:

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) offered the following statement following her vote opposing H.R. 5806:

"I have long supported tax incentives for charitable giving. H.R. 5806 includes several provisions that make it easier for individuals and businesses to give to charities of their choosing, and I have supported these in the past. Charitable organizations and those who give to them deserve the certainty of permanent tax provisions instead of short-term extensions, which are particularly ineffective when passed retroactively.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), co-Chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, criticized an attempt to attack women's health by attaching an ideological policy rider to a funding bill that must pass before December 11^th to avoid a government shutdown. The rider would double down on the Supreme Court's controversial Hobby Lobby decision by allowing corporations to exercise a "conscience clause" to deny certain types of health coverage mandated under the Affordable Care Act to their employees.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) urged President Obama to consider designating Browns Canyon as a National Monument and closely examine community support for protecting the area. Rep. DeGette expressed her support in a letter to the President as the 113^th Congress draws to a close.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) offered the following statement after President Obama announced several Immigration Accountability Executive actions:

"I am disappointed that the effort to finally reform our immigration system has come to the point where temporary measures dealing with a fraction of the problem carry so much weight. The President's policy will have a real, but only temporary, effect for less than half of the current undocumented population.