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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after voting present on H.Res. 719, a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk.
“I fully denounce political violence. It is never acceptable to murder someone for their personal beliefs, and I am heartbroken for Charlie Kirk’s young family.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5371, a short-term government funding bill.
“House Republicans are missing the forest for the trees. Their partisan funding bill does nothing to help hardworking families—it fails to extend the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies that help Americans afford their health care coverage nor reverses the devastating cuts to Medicaid from the Big Bad Bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) led the entire Colorado Democratic delegation in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Cyrus Western and Air and Radiation Division Director Adrienne Sandoval concerning EPA’s partial disapproval of Colorado’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), released the following statement after the Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a proposal to rescind President Biden’s Public Lands Rule which conserves and protects America’s public lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Denver Broncos announced Burnham Yard as a preferred site for a new, privately-funded stadium.
“As a lifelong Broncos fan, it is incredible news that the team is staying in Denver. I remember going to Broncos games with my dad when I was a kid, and with today’s announcement, I can look forward to taking my grandkids to games and showing them what it means to be a Broncos fan.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (CO-01), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), and all Democratic Health subcommittee members called on GOP Energy and Commerce Committee leadership to immediately convene hearings following the firing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Susan Monarez and the departure of several other senior CDC officials.
DENVER, CO — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement after the Trump Administration fired Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Susan Monarez hours after she refused to resign under pressure.
DENVER, CO — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement in the wake of the shooting in Atlanta at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 4 which would rescind $9 billion in Congressionally approved bipartisan funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
“Cuts to USAID will cost lives—millions of them. These are the very programs that prevent disease outbreaks, ensure safe childbirth, support refugees fleeing conflict, and provide lifesaving humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
DENVER, CO — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reversed course on directing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to only use appropriated dollars for salaries, administrative expenses, and expenses associated with the NIH Clinical Center which would have prohibited the investment of at least $15 billion in biomedical research.