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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 10th 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.
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement today following President Barack Obama's announcement that the U.S. will withdraw completely from Iraq by the end of the year.
Washington, DC— Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a bipartisan letter to Jensen Farms to request a staff briefing on the recent outbreak of Listeria that originated in cantaloupe at the farm in Granada, Colorado.
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette issued the following statement today following the death of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Gadhafi was killed while attempting to flee the city of Sirte.
"Today's news marks an end to the era of violence and oppression that had dominated Libya since Mohammar Gadhafi first came to power in 1969. His defeat is a testament to both the Libyan people and the support NATO has provided throughout their pursuit of freedom.
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) findings on the recent outbreak of Listeria monoctyogenes in cantaloupe.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) tonight issued the following statement following her votes on three key trade agreements. DeGette voted in favor of legislation implementing trade agreements reached between the United States and the governments of South Korea and Panama; and opposed legislation strengthening trade ties with Columbia.