Skip to main content

Newsroom

Latest News

July 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel, U.S. Rep.

July 8, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A landmark piece of legislation to permanently protect more than 740,000 acres of Colorado wilderness is set to get its first major Congressional hearing this week.

June 28, 2019
As a mom, the reports this week that hundreds of migrant children in U.S. custody are being denied some of the most basic necessities – including soap and toothpaste – is impossible to accept. The families and kids who are fleeing to our border are often doing so out of desperation. They’re not criminals, they are people looking for a better, safer life.
June 27, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a comment from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on her vote today against an emergency spending bill that Congress approved without any significant new protections for the thousands of migrant children in U.S. custody:

June 26, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), chair of the House oversight panel that directly oversees the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, spoke by phone today with HHS's Jonathan Hayes, who heads the agency charged with caring for thousands of migrant children detained at the border.

June 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The chair of the House subcommittee responsible for directly overseeing the U.S.

June 24, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation today to help lower consumers' overall health care costs by making more over-the-counter medications available to patients.

June 22, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement today in response to the president's decision to delay an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting immigrant families in Denver and elsewhere:

June 22, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, following reports last night that administration immigration authorities would target people for deportation in several cities across the U.S. this weekend, including in Denver, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Jason Crow (D-CO) released the following joint statement:

June 21, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a comment from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), who represents the Denver area, on reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to conduct operations targeting immigrants in several areas of the country, including in her district: