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February 9, 2018

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement after voting against the "Bipartisan Budget Act" early this morning:

February 8, 2018

Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, joined 74 Democratic House members in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary KirstjenNielsen expressing profound concern with the Department of Homeland Security's practice of se

February 8, 2018

Yesterday, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke for eight consecutive hours on the chamber's floor about the need for immigration reform, with a particular focus on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, an endangered program that grants temporary but renewable legal status to those born outside the United States and brought here without documentation as children.

February 7, 2018

WASHINGTON — Diana DeGette just completed her 21st year as the Democratic congresswoman representing the district that includes the heart of Denver, making her the most senior member of the Colorado delegation and a force not to be overlooked in Washington's hard knocks politics.

February 6, 2018

By Diana DeGette

After months of sickening partisan gamesmanship, the Republican-led Congress finally renewed the Children's Health Insurance Program in January. This step provided temporary relief for children from low-income homes in Colorado and across the country, but now the very hospitals and clinics where they seek treatment are at risk.

February 6, 2018

Washington, DC Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today held a press conference to provide an update on their ongoing investigation into alleged pill dumping in the state of West Virginia.

February 6, 2018

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement about the continuing resolution that will come before the House for a vote this evening:

January 30, 2018

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement concerning President Donald J. Trump's speech tonight:

January 26, 2018
Denver – In response to reports that President Donald J. Trump sought to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller last June shortly after he was appointed to head the FBI’s investigation into contacts between Russia and the Trump campaign and White House, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said Congress must get to the bottom of the matter rather than ignoring it, as the majority has done in other cases involving the Trump Administration’s trampling of long-held democratic norms.
January 26, 2018

DenverAfter speaking with Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards this morning about her impending departure from the group, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement: