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November 1, 2017

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said today's recommendations by the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis are a positive step, but don't negate the urgent need for increased federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic.

October 30, 2017

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement in response to news today of the first indictments from the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller:

October 26, 2017

Washington, DCPro-choice leaders in Congress, led by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), today called on President Donald J. Trump to reverse his recent moves to limit women's access to birth control.

October 26, 2017

Washington, DCPresident Donald J. Trump's just-announced plan to address the opioid epidemic is far from sufficient – starting with funding for the effort, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said today.

October 19, 2017

Washington, DC Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the Pro Choice Caucus, today introduced a bill to block recent Trump administration moves to limit women's access to birth control.

October 18, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, joined fellow Democratic leaders in the Energy and Commerce Committee in sending a letter

October 17, 2017

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 moving to prevent refugees in federal shelters from accessing safe and legal reproductive health services even in cases of rape and incest.

October 13, 2017

Denver– Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said President Donald J. Trump's plan to eliminate health insurance cost sharing reduction payments is a blatant effort to sabotage the Affordable Care Act that will hurt millions of Americans.

October 12, 2017

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, condemned President Trump's executive order on health care today as a deliberate effort to weaken the Affordable Care Act.

October 11, 2017

Washington, DC – The co-chairs of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), today sent a letter to Equifax Interim CEO Paulino do Rego Barros Jr.