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Colorado Democrat gains direct oversight of HHS, EPA, other major federal agencies
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, was named chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel.
The move Jan. 15 move gives the Colorado Democrat considerable sway to influence future policy decisions related to health care and the environment as her party once again takes control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
A House panel sent a letter Friday to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar requesting he turn over documents related to the administration's "zero-tolerance" policy that led to the separation of families apprehended along the southern border.
Washington, DC – The top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce's Oversight and Investigations panel wasted no time in demanding that Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar turn over to the committee's investigators a series of internal documents detailing the agency's role in carrying out the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border.
Washington, DC – Three of the top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, joined forces today to shed light on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa and called on federal health officials to immediately provide members of Congress a full briefing on what's being done to contain the spread of the deadly virus.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), the Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel, released the following statement today on the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general's newly-released report that found the Trump administration may have separated thousands more undocumented children at the border than previously reported:
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat, is at the helm of one of Congress' most powerful investigations panels after her party's stunning November victories — a role that means she wields subpoena powers.
And although she says Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on oversight and investigations are still trying to prioritize their specific probes, a broad target is clear: the Trump administration. Already on tap are border policy, climate change and health care.
Count Denver's U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette among the congressional Democrats who are ready to investigate President Donald Trump's administration.
DeGette on Tuesday was appointed chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's oversight panel, which has subpoena power. According to a release from her office, her first order of business is to investigate the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border.
DeGette's appointment to lead the oversight body was expected. Earlier this year she made a failed bid for a leadership role.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Denver) has been named to the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's panel on Oversight and Investigations, according to a news release from the congresswoman's office.
The new position will give DeGette considerable sway over the future policy decisions in the House related to health care and the environment, according to DeGette's office. She takes over as chair as the Democrats take over control of the House from Republicans after winning a majority of seats in the 2018 midterm elections.
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.
"We are going to end the Hyde Amendment," said Rep. Diana DeGette, co-chairwoman of the House Pro-Choice Caucus.
"We intend to fight aggressively to reverse the terrible decisions made by the Trump administration, and frankly previous administrations, going back 40 years."