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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, D.C.- Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, commend the House passage today of the National Clinical Care Commission Act.

The bipartisan legislation creates a commission to improve care for people with diabetes and associated conditions. Additionally, the commission would be responsible for assessing how the federal government can more efficiently fund diabetic care.

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. requesting information on any additional programs that his company plans to implement to assist the 145 million people whose data was compromised in the breach that was disclosed last month.

October 6, 2017

WASHINGTON, DCCongresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-1) and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, and Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) today reacted to the Trump administration's interim final rule that would allow any employer to be exempt from the requirement to provide health insurance that includes contraception. Currently, insurers are required to cover birth control at no cost under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

October 5, 2017

Op-Ed by Congresswoman Diana DeGette

When is "enough" really going to be enough? With each mass shooting, we grieve, console the families, commend the heroes, condemn the killers and say, "Enough." And then … nothing happens.

October 4, 2017

Washington, DC -- Today, Colorado's congressional delegation sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos urging the company to select Colorado as the location of its second headquarters, citing the state's highly skilled workforce and demonstrated commitment to providing an excellent quality of life.

September 26, 2017

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and other Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have sent a letter to Miami-Luken, a drug distributor, expanding on their investigation into alleged pill dumping in West Virginia.

September 20, 2017

Washington, DC – The co-chairs of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY), are taking next steps in their inquiry into the rising price of insulin after meetings during the past two months with stakeholders at major trade associations and in the diabetes community.

September 12, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and her Democratic colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard Smith seeking more information about the massive data breach that has compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 143 million Americans.

September 12, 2017

Washington, DC – Congressional Diabetes Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY) led several colleagues in sending a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging the immediate reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program.

Set to expire on September 30th, the SDP provides federal funding for diabetes research and prevention and management programs for high-risk populations. It enjoys broad, bipartisan support.