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June 19, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Assistant Secretary Diane Foley, the top Trump administration official in charge of the nation's Title X family-planning program, will testify Wednesday before a key Congressional panel that's investigating the administration's efforts to undermine the program.

June 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers, led by U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Susan W. Brooks (R-IN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and Ben McAdams (D-UT), introduced legislation today to create an independent, blue-ribbon commission to begin the process of reforming the U.S. Olympic Committee.

June 17, 2019

DENVER, CO – The chair of the U.S. House subcommittee investigating the U.S. Olympic Committee's handling of sexual abuse cases in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal unveiled new legislation today to create an independent, blue-ribbon commission to begin the process of reforming the USOC.

June 14, 2019
Since President Trump took office, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is responsible for protecting our nation’s environment, has turned a blind eye to science and is actively dismantling the tools the agency has used for decades to protect our environment.
June 13, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel, announced Wednesday that her subcommittee will be holding a hearing next week to investigate the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to undermine the nation's Title X family planning program.

The announcement comes as the Trump administration moves forward with a new rule it finalized earlier this year to block tens of millions of dollars in family planning funds from going to abortion providers across the country.

June 13, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigation panel, is demanding answers from the Trump administration on its efforts to curb the illicit flow of fentanyl into the United States.

The request, signed by a half dozen members of Congress and sent to a half dozen agency heads, comes as the Energy and Commerce committee continues to investigate the increasing threat posed by the deadly synthetic opioid.

June 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of U.S. lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), are calling on the U.S. Department of State to reverse its decision to ban U.S. embassies from flying the rainbow LGBT flag during pride month.

June 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today called for an end to the federal government's use of private prisons to house undocumented migrants.

DeGette, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - which is leading the investigation into the Trump administration's family-separation policy - made the comments during an interview on MSNBC earlier today.

"The bottom line is this," DeGette said, "We shouldn't have private prisons housing these migrants. We should shut these down."

June 7, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General released a report this week that found “egregious” conditions at several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities across the country, including the ICE facility here in Aurora, Colorado – which is run by a private contractor.
June 7, 2019

The Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog says rotting food, moldy and dilapidated bathrooms and agency practices at immigration detention facilities may violate detainees' rights.

The Office of Inspector General made unannounced visits to four facilities in California, Louisiana, Colorado and New Jersey between May and November of last year, according to a report published Thursday. The facilities together house about 5,000 detainees.