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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement following today's vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment. DeGette voted against the Amendment, which independent economists say could double our national unemployment.

"Throughout my time in Congress, I have steadfastly supported balancing our nation's budget. Every American family must balance their own household budget, and they deserve nothing less from their government.

"The four wilderness study areas from the Colorado Wilderness Act identified by the BLM today for Congressionally-designated protection are:

• McKenna Peak
• Castle Peak
• Browns Canyon
• Bull Gulch

Representing a remarkable ecological transition from the alpine source of the Colorado River to desert canyon country, Bull Gulch contains a labyrinth of twisting corridors and sculpted bowls carved through the maroon sandstone.

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 Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns expressing extreme concern over their selected release of emails related to the Solyndra investigation. The emails released present a misleading and inaccurate account to the public and are directly contradicted by documents and communications in the Committee's possession.

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement regarding the Bureau of Land Management's Record of Decision granting approval of the Over The River temporary art installation. The project, a design of the artist Christo and the late Jeanne-Claude, well-known for The Gates of Central Park, will include suspending eight fabric panel segments totaling 5.9 miles within a 42 mile stretch of the Arkansas River in Colorado.

WASHINGTON – The following is Rep. DeGette's Opening Statement as prepared for delivery at today's Business Meeting of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Oversight and Investigations:

Mr. Chairman, this is a sad day in the annals of this august Subcommittee.

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 Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns calling on them to cancel tomorrow's business meeting given the progress in discussions today between the Committee and the White House regarding information relevant to the Solyndra loan.

WASHINGTON– U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement today inresponse to the filing of a federal lawsuit challenging the Defense of MarriageAct. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of current and former gay andlesbian service members who had been denied equal military family benefits, andRep. DeGette signed an amicus brief in support of this and other lawsuitschallenging the discriminatory law.

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement today after the 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals announced their ruling upholding the Clinton-era Roadless Rule. Thanks to this ruling most logging and roadbuilding is now prohibited on nearly 50 million acres of national forest land.