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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today praised the Food and Drug Administration for announcing a crackdown on e-cigarette sales to minors and said the FDA's new Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan should also include banning flavored e-cigarettes, which have been shown to hold special appeal for young smokers.
Washington, DC – 106 House and Senate members led by Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) are working to halt the Trump administration's ongoing assault on public lands and environmental protection.
Washington, DC –Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, along with Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.
Chalk up a sharp political point in support for privacy legislation with actual teeth: In today's testimony in front of the House Energy & Commerce committee, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked about the outcomes of a string of legal actions against the company — most of which he claimed not to be aware of.
One which he at last said he could remember was Facebook's 2011 FTC consent decree — when the company settled over deceptive privacy practices by agreeing to make product changes opt-in and pledging to gain express consent from users to any changes going forward.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette raised the prospect that Congress might have to impose new rules on social media during a closely watched hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill that featured Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the witness.
"We've been relying on self-regulation in your industry for the most part," DeGette, D-Denver, told Zuckerberg. "We're trying to explore what we can do to prevent further (data) breaches."
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), who is the ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, today joined Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY), full committee Vice Ranking Member Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) issued a joint statement today calling for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, joined three fellow Democratic leaders on the Energy and Commerce Committee in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General (IG) Arthur Elkins, Jr.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and two other Energy and Commerce Democratic Leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today demanding answers about his troubling Washington, D.C. housing arrangement during a six-month period in 2017 in which he rented a room for $50 a night in a home co-owned by the wife of a top energy lobbyist.
Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today said the Trump administration is trying to rig the 2020 Census by adding a new question on citizenship that would undermine civil rights, lead to cuts in funding for important federal programs and distort redistricting.
Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today called on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to stop gutting regulations that preserve air quality and wasting taxpayer funds on needless expenditures.