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House Democrats on Tuesday vowed to repeal a ban on the use of federal funds for abortions.
While a repeal of the long-standing ban is unlikely with Republican control of the Senate, the move indicates the direction Democrats want to go should they gain control of the upper chamber in 2020.
Colorado's congressional Democrats said at a Monday morning news conference at Denver International Airport that President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were holding government workers "hostage" while the president throws "temper tantrums" over a border wall that has ever-shifting funding sources and while the longest-ever government shutdown continues.=
Washington, DC – Just hours after being named the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Committee, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today the hiring of Dr. Manik Roy as her new Climate Change and Environment Policy Director.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) was named the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's powerful and far-reaching Oversight and Investigations panel today.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), along with Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY), Susan Brooks (R-IN), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) have introduced H.R. 501, the Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019, to assist with potential poison exposures and help combat the national opioid epidemic.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Jason Crow (CO-06) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) released a joint statement calling on Senate Republicans and President Trump to immediately act to end the partial government shutdown:
Rep. Diana DeGette returned to Washington as the most senior member of Colorado's congressional delegation and in the political majority.
But tempering the Democratic Party's newfound control in the House is the government shutdown, now entering its third week.
Some of Colorado's Congressional representatives are refusing to accept their paychecks during the government shutdown. Those include Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Scott Tipton and Rep. Doug Lamborn.
Washington, DC – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on the president's visit to McAllen, TX today. DeGette was one of two dozen House members who visited McAllen, TX in June to get a firsthand look at the situation on the ground there.