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DeGette statement on President Biden’s address to Congress

April 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement on President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress:

House panel approves DeGette’s Methane Waste bill

April 28, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today approved legislation by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to reduce the amount of methane gas that's released on our public lands.

Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases on the planet and when it's released into our atmosphere it becomes a leading contributor to the ongoing climate crisis.

Issues:Combatting the Climate Crisis

DeGette announces virtual guest for Biden’s first address to joint session of Congress

April 27, 2021

Press Release

DENVER, CO – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that she has invited John Woolley, a Denver resident and 23-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, to be her virtual guest for President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday.

Lawmakers introduce legislation to expand access to key diabetes prevention program

April 22, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Rice (R-SC) introduced bipartisan legislation today to make a key federal diabetes-prevention program more accessible to more Americans.

Issues:Price of Insulin

DeGette statement on verdict in Chauvin murder trial

April 20, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement on the verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial:

DeGette statement on Biden’s plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan

April 14, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement on President Biden’s plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11:

Lawmakers move to ban high-capacity gun magazines nationwide

April 14, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of federal lawmakers – led by U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO),Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Dina Titus (D-NV) in the House and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in the Senate – introduced legislation today to ban the sale, manufacturing, transfer, possession or importation of high-capacity gun magazines that are capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

Issues:Preventing Gun Violence

DeGette introduces legislation to deliver environmental justice in 100 hardest-hit communities

April 8, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced legislation today to clean up the 100 most heavily polluted communities in the country.

Issues:Combatting the Climate Crisis

Lawmakers move to reinstate Obama-era methane emissions standards

March 25, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Scott Peters (D-CA) and Conor Lamb (D-PA) announced today they plan to introduce a Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act this week to reinstate an Obama-era rule that regulated methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.

Congressional Democrats aim to reinstate rules on methane gas emissions from oil and gas works

March 25, 2021

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“Time is of the essence in this fight to combat the climate crisis,” DeGette said. “If we’re serious about wanting to stave off the worst effects of climate change before it’s too late, then we absolutely have to take steps now to reduce the amount of methane that’s being released into our atmosphere.”

Washington Post

Democrats on Capitol Hill are aiming to swiftly reinstate Obama-era rules designed to rein in the emission of methane from the nation's oil and gas industry.

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