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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and five House colleagues sent a letter to Ivanka Trump today inviting her to a meeting on women's health issues, including access to affordable contraception.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, applauded the appointment of a Special Counsel to oversee the FBI's Russia investigation, which she had called for in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein last week.
Denver, CO– Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today hailed the decision by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to grant stays of removal for immigrant rights' activist Jeanette Vizguerra and long-time Denver resident Arturo Hernandez Garcia, both of whom had sought refuge in a church in her district, and she urged a more stable solution for people in their position.
Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein asking that he appoint an independent Special Counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election, including potential Russian ties to President Donald J. Trump's campaign.
Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) praised the Senate's 51-49 vote this morning to retain a key Bureau of Land Management waste prevention rule that keeps methane emissions in check.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette said Wednesday that the firing of FBI Director James Comey is the "latest shenanigan" by President Donald Trump's administration amid investigations into his 2016 campaign's ties to the Russian government.
"I think some Republicans are beginning to come to the realization that where there is smoke there is fire and we better get to the bottom of what's going on here," the Denver Democrat said after an event downtown. "No amount of firings or personnel changes by the Trump administration can mask that."
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman DeGette (D-CO), ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, joined a bipartisan group of committee leaders today in sending a series of letters to pill distributors and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) following recent reports of extremely high amounts of opioids being distributed in West Virginia.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said the Executive Order issued today by President Donald J. Trump is the first step toward rolling back women's access to birth control and other forms of contraception.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said the House rush to passage of the revised bill to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will come back to haunt Republicans once Americans realize how bad the legislation is.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) led 149 members of the House of Representatives in denouncing President Trump's policies toward women's health and women's rights during the first 100 days of his administration. This effort also comes nearly 100 days after the National Women's March, where millions of people across the country and around the globe marched to protect women's rights.