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Washington, DC. – The chairman of the House oversight panel investigating the Trump administration's child-separation policy, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), announced today that her committee will hold its first hearing on the administration's controversial policy one week from today.
The announcement comes just one day before the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services is due to turn over dozens of internal documents to DeGette's committee as part of its ongoing investigation of the administration's actions.
Washington, DC – Two of the top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee joined forces today in calling on the heads of three major U.S. pharmaceutical companies to explain the recent skyrocketing cost of insulin.
U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent letters to the heads of Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi – three of the top manufactures of insulin in the U.S. – asking them to explain the rapidly increasing cost drug; and why they are not providing a more affordable treatment to patients in need.
Two powerful U.S. lawmakers sent letters to the three leading insulin manufacturers on Wednesday requesting information on why its cost has skyrocketed in recent years and how much the companies profit from the life-sustaining diabetes treatment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today joined with several of her House colleagues to introduce legislation that would block the implementation of President Donald Trump's travel ban policy.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) sponsored legislation introduced today to make it a federal crime to engage in a doping scheme designed to influence the outcome of a major international athletic competition, such as the Olympics.
The move comes one week after the World Anti-Doping Agency refused to uphold the suspension of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency for its role in the 2014 Russian state-sponsored doping scandal that took place at the Sochi Olympics.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), chair of the House oversight panel that oversees the Environmental Protection Agency, sent a letter today to the head of the EPA demanding detailed information about the Trump Administration's efforts to roll back several key environmental and public health protections.
The letter comes as the EPA seeks to roll back mercury and air-toxicity standards across the nation – a move designed to save companies billions of dollars a year, while also increasing the risk of illness and even premature death for thousands of Americans.
Top House Democrats are scrutinizing various controversial moves by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to eliminate or roll back air pollution regulations.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and the chairmen of two subcommittees in that panel wrote a letter probing the policies Monday, weeks after Democrats took the majority in the House. It shows that the Democrats plan to make oversight of the EPA's enforcement of the Clean Air Act a priority.
Federal workers facing the 35th day of the government shutdown without pay on Friday got a chance to speak directly to someone with a voice in Congress.
They met at U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette's offices in Denver. When he got a chance to speak to DeGette directly, Denverite and furloughed federal worker Matthew Castelli made a direct plea.
"We could use your help using common-sense legislation to reopen the government," Castelli said. "I don't think anyone disagrees that federal employees should be doing their jobs. We want to do our jobs."