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Last Sunday, I'm sure most Denver Post readers were scratching their heads, as I was, when they saw Donald Trump Jr.'s diatribe against Democrats splashed across the top of the Perspective section.
I'm sure folks were wondering: Did Donald Trump Jr. just wake up one day with deep concerns that Coloradans don't know there's an election coming? Or is this part of a larger national Republican effort to energize their base before the November elections by attacking Democrats in the most nasty and untrue ways?
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), today issued the following statement on the decision to move forward with a vote on Judge Kavanaugh's nomination, despite multiple credible accusations of sexual misconduct:
Washington, DC – Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) today called on President Donald J. Trump to withdraw the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Washington, DC – Leaders ofthe Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus today called for a halt to the Supreme Court confirmation process for Judge Brett Kavanaugh and sought a full and fair investigation. Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswomen Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), together with Task Force leaders Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA), issued the following statement:
Congressional Diabetes Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY) sent a letter signed by 214 House members to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advocating for coverage of artificial pancreas systems.
For the U.S. Olympic Committee, this has been a year of investigations, a devastating court trial, apologies and subsequent changes in top management. The organization remains in the crosshairs of Congress and of attorneys who have filed lawsuits for sexual assaults involving hundreds of athletes.
DENVER – A bill that would establish a permanent federal program that allows fourth graders and their supervisors free entry to national public lands and waters, which has bipartisan support from most of Colorado's congressional delegation, passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a nearly unanimous vote Wednesday.
Although the majority of Americans enjoy clean drinking water, some have for decades grappled with the side effects of water contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, a family of chemicals that comes from waterproofing products and firefighting foam. PFAS contamination has plagued communities across the U.S., including in El Paso County.
Despite outcry about the PFAS crisis, the Environmental Protection Agencyhas yet to set a legally binding maximum contaminant level for the chemicals. That might change soon.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joined a bipartisan group of fellow Energy and Commerce Committee leaders in sending letters yesterday to three opioid manufacturers requesting detailed information about each manufacturer's role in the opioid crisis. The individual letters highlight the complexity of the opioid crisis, which claims the lives of more than 115 Americans every day.
The letters were sent to:
Washington, DC – Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following statement on the public comments from more than 170 Members of Congress to the proposed changes to the Title X program: