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DeGette seeks $40 million for Denver-area projects

May 19, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that she has requested more than $40 million to fund more than a dozen community projects in the Denver area that are designed to make more affordable housing, food and essential health services available to those in need.

DeGette says delays in remedying concerns with Abbott’s baby formula plant key focus of House panel’s investigation

May 18, 2022

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) – chair of the House panel that oversees the FDA and is spearheading the investigation into the nationwide shortage of baby formula – said today that one of the issues the committee is focused on, as it prepares for next week’s hearing, is why it took federal regulators so long to identify and remedy concerns raised with Abbott Nutrition’s baby formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan.

Baby formula makers to testify before Congress next week amid nationwide shortage

May 17, 2022

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) – chair of the House panel that oversees the FDA and is spearheading the ongoing investigation into the nationwide shortage of baby formula – announced today that the panel will hold a hearing next week to hear directly from three of the nation’s largest baby formula manufacturers about what’s causing the shortage and what needs to be done to fix it.

Pro-Choice Caucus statement on Senate blocking abortion rights bill

May 11, 2022

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The leaders of the Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following joint statement on the Senate voting today to block the passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act, a landmark piece of legislation the House passed in September to codify Roe v. Wade and protect Americans’ right to abortion care:

DeGette urges bill to protect abortion rights

May 4, 2022

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Fox 31

After this week’s bombshell leak of the Supreme Court opinion signaling an overturn of Roe v. Wade, lawmakers in Washington are looking for other solutions to protect abortion rights.

One of Colorado’s members of Congress is calling for action on a measure that could preserve abortion nationally, but there are some major roadblocks ahead to this measure.

Pro-Choice Caucus statement on draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

May 3, 2022

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The leaders of the Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following joint statement in response to reports about a draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade:

DeGette statement on confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

April 7, 2022

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Colorado’s Diana DeGette and other lawmakers grilled oil executives over high gas prices in congressional oversight hearing

April 7, 2022

In The News

CPR

It was a contentious time on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as six oil and gas executives faced questions from lawmakers about the high cost of gasoline.

Democrats focused on the fact companies are making record profits, while Republicans took aim at President Joe Biden’s energy policies.

Federal lawmakers secure $350 million to complete South Platte River Project

March 30, 2022

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday that it will invest $350 million to restore a 6.5 mile stretch of the South Platte River running through Denver.

$350M Will Go Towards Restoring Stretch Of South Platte River Through Denver

March 30, 2022

In The News

CBS Colorado

A member of Colorado's Congressional delegation has convinced the Army Corps of Engineers to invest $350 million in improvements to the South Platte River. It's part of a big project the city announced last year.

The project will focus on 6 1/2 miles of the river that runs through Denver.

Rep. Diane DeGette, a Democrat who represents Colorado's 1st Congressional District, made the request. She calls the river "a vital part of Denver's ecosystem."

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