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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), together with other senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today decried further evidence of excessive spending on travel by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt: His security detail has flown with him in first class at taxpayer expense.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined a group of Western lawmakers in sending a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke urging him to maintain the Bureau of Land Management 2016 Methane and Waste Prevention Rule and to listen to Westerners through public hearings and an extended comment period prior to any revision of the rule.

On February 12, 2018, the BLM announced a proposal to revise the Methane and Waste Prevention Rule ("methane rule"), which limits methane pollution from oil and gas operations on public lands.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) has introduced bipartisan legislation with fellow members of the Energy and Commerce Committee to reform the outdated over-the-counter (OTC) monograph system. The Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act allows new, safe products to come to market more quickly while addressing safety issues and expanding consumer choice.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today issued the following statement on the news that her Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus co-chair and long-time colleague, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, had passed away:

"This is a tremendous loss, personally and for the vast community of people with whom Louise Slaughter worked.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) was among the 140 Democratic House members who today called on President Donald J. Trump to follow the letter and spirit of the law by imposing sanctions against those behind Russia's attacks on American democracy. In a letter led by Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot L.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today joined fellow leaders on the Energy and Commerce Committee from both parties in sending letters to the U.S. Olympic Committee and all 48 National Governing Bodies, as well as Michigan State University, expanding the committee's investigation into sexual abuse within organized sports.

Washington, DC – Today, as the survivors of the horrific mass shooting in Parkland, Florida continue to advocate for common-sense gun safety, Congresswoman Diana DeGette, Ranking Member on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, joined all fellow Energy and Commerce Democrats in sending a letter to Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) urging him to hold hearings as soon as possible to address gun violence

Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), together with other Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders, today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt regarding serious concerns about the impartiality of current senior EPA political appointees, including one from Colorado.