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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said she would vote against the fourth consecutive stopgap spending bill for this fiscal year released by the Republican majority. This bill does not include a provision extending protections for people in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, additional funding to fight the opioid epidemic, an extension of lapsed federal support for community health centers, or disaster relief for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, among many other critical funding needs.
Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette has nominated 21 local students from her district to United States service academies.
Each year, the congresswoman has the honor of reviewing the applications of high school seniors who intend to attend the academies, and then nominating a select few of the applicants. A volunteer citizen advisory board helps select the strongest candidates.
Washington, DC – The top Justice Department official in Colorado has affirmed to the state's delegation to Congress that recently-issued federal guidelines regarding marijuana laws will not lead to an increase in marijuana prosecutions at the expense of other high-priority law enforcement issues.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette's bill promoting energy conservation and encouraging innovations in LED lighting was signed into law today.
"In an era of intense partisanship, it is heartening to see Congress and the White House agree to codify a necessary improvement that will benefit industry and consumers alike," DeGette said. "I hope to see similar, common-sense efforts in this new year and will continue working toward that."
Washington, DC – In their continuing inquiry into skyrocketing costs for insulin, Diabetes Caucus co-chairs Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) today sent five more letters to health care industry stakeholders seeking further information about health plan benefit design and drug discount programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.
Washington, DC —Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-1) and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, today blasted the Trump administration for continuing to prevent immigrant minors in federal shelters from accessing safe and legal reproductive health services even in cases of rape and incest.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said the Trump Administration's guidance today encouraging state officials to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients would keep Americans in need from getting vital health care services while perpetuating a politically biased and cruel narrative of the so-called "undeserving poor."
Colorado's congressional delegation convened an emergency meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to shore up protections for state-legal marijuana operations and, in turn, states' rights.
In the meeting, members advanced plans for federal marijuana protections and honed near- and long-term strategies to counter U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' rescission of the 2013 Cole Memo.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said if the Justice Department urges federal prosecutors to more aggressively enforce marijuana laws in states such as Colorado that have legalized sales of the drug, it will undermine people's rights and jeopardize an important industry.
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that promotes energy conservation and encourages innovations in LED lighting, authored by Congresswoman Diana DeGette, D-Colo. The bill heads to President Trump's desk to be signed into law.