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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement of new tools to strengthen oversight of energy markets and crack down on excessive and illegal speculation. According to some estimates, excessive speculation adds up to 50 cents to the cost of a gallon of gasoline.

DENVER – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s Executive Order creating an interagency working group to support responsible development of domestic natural gas resources. Rep. DeGette is the author and lead sponsor of the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act) and a leading advocate for safe and responsible natural gas development.

Washington, DC— Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson requesting that the EPA consider a new study by the Colorado School of Public Health that reveals potential increased health threats from exposure to toxic chemicals near natural gas wells. The EPA is currently finalizing new standards for natural gas operations to reduce emissions that can cause cancer and other serious health effects.

WASHINGTON – Tonight, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) hailed the House passage of the Food Safety Enhancement Act, of which she is an original cosponsor. To address procedural concerns, the bill was included as part of the Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 Act, and now returns to the Senate for final passage, before it goes to the President's desk for his signature.

The following is the text of Congresswoman DeGette's Floor Statement on the food safety bill, as prepared for delivery:

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) joined 74 colleagues in sending a letter to House Speaker John Boehner asking him to repudiate the offensive and obscene remarks made by Republican talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh's remarks, in which he levels personal attacks against a young woman who had the courage to offer her perspective on women's health, can be found here. The full text of the letter is available below.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Elijah Cummings and Congresswoman Diana DeGette released the following statement on the vicious and inappropriate attacks leveled on Ms. Sandra Fluke today. Last week, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee held a hearing on the issue of women’s health, hearing testimony from Ms. Fluke, a third-year law student at Georgetown University.

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today issued the following statement regarding U.S. Senator Mark Udall’s announcement of a process to create wilderness designations in Colorado.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today issued the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) announcement of steps to increase the supply of critically needed cancer drugs, and build on President Obama's Executive Order to help prevent future drug shortages. DeGette is the author, along with U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL), of the "Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act," a bill to improve patient safety by reducing shortages of life-saving drugs.