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May 21, 2019

WASHINGTON — Colorado representatives are among U.S. House lawmakers pushing for an inquiry into impeaching President Donald Trump as congressional Democrats grow increasingly frustrated by his refusal to comply with their oversight demands.

May 21, 2019

The chair of a House panel is crying foul over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) failure to provide an expert to testify on the effects of toxic mercury air pollution.

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Co.), the leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel that oversees the EPA, said the denial left the committee with "serious questions."

May 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is refusing to send a witness Tuesday to testify before a key House oversight panel that's investigating the agency's efforts to undo one of the Obama administration's most successful anti-pollution rules.

May 17, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 236 – 173, passed landmark legislation today to end discrimination against LGBTQ Americans.

May 17, 2019
Today, was a significant day in our nation’s history. By a vote of 236 – 173, the U.S. House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to end discrimination against LGBTQ Americans.
May 17, 2019

Democrats in the U.S. House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas.

May 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced legislation today to make physical therapy more accessible for individuals living in rural or underserved areas of the country.

May 14, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced legislation today to curb the large amounts of methane pollution and waste that are being released into the atmosphere each year by oil and gas producers across the country.

May 14, 2019

She's tilting at windmills as long as Republicans control the U.S. Senate and Donald Trump is in the White House, but U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is trying to undo some of the president's climate policies.

The Democrat from Denver introduced legislation Tuesday to reduce methane waste emissions from oil and gas operations.

May 10, 2019
Colorado’s treasured landscapes are what make our state so unique, and they are a reason why so many of us are proud to call Colorado home.