Diana DeGette

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and House Speaker Mike Johnson listen as President Donald Trump speaks.

Trump and congressional Republicans killed your health care. But the fight isn’t over. (抖阴ap)

August 16, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

"Millions of Americans are struggling to afford their care or are opting to cancel their coverage altogether, including large numbers of Coloradans." -- U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette

A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

DeGette: Coloradans deserve affordable health care from this Congress

December 19, 2025 at 8:33 a.m.

"If Congress simply extended the enhanced ACA tax credits, something Democrats have been fighting for all year, these increases would be softened dramatically." -- U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette

Supporters and opponents of a GOP-backed measure to make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution packed the statehouse rotunda on May 10, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. Voters rejected the blatent attempt from Republicans to shut down a voter initative in November to guarantee abortion access. Then voters resoundingly approved access to abortion as a constitutional right. (Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press file)

抖阴ap: Now that voters have spoken, Republicans have no where to hide from their record on abortion bans

November 20, 2023 at 5:03 a.m.

A wide swath of voters across the political and socioeconomic spectrum, from Kansas to Kentucky to Ohio, have consistently said that people, not politicians, should have the freedom to make...

Colorado Governor Jared Polis, right, speaks ...

抖阴ap: Our plan to rescue America from a COVID crash is working

March 15, 2022 at 9:51 a.m.

The American Rescue Plan and other action taken by congressional Democrats and President Biden has enabled Colorado and states across the country to emerge stronger and more resilient as we...

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., right, bumps elbows with U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., after they talked about the rapidly evolving crisis at the United States Postal Service and the Democrats plan to address the issues during a news conference outside the main post office early Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in downtown Denver.

DeGette: Spotlight the good, bipartisan work of Colorado’s delegation (Boebert aside)

December 8, 2021 at 6:01 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert抖阴ap (R-CO) recent behavior is inexcusable. Her comments are bigoted, racist,聽hurtful and unbecoming of the office she holds. And they are deserving of universal condemnation.

DENVER, CO - MAY 6: The city of Denver is purchasing a 94-room hotel, located at East 38th and Peoria in Denver, to help house the city's rising population of people experiencing homelessness. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette announced the purchase on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

DeGette: Leaders must create housing for the homeless, starting now

May 15, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

What we need -- now, more than ever -- is an all-hands-on-deck style approach to address the root causes of this homelessness crisis.

Members of the Colorado National Guard ...

Guest Commentary: Create a national health force to put recent graduates to work

May 16, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.

The Health Force would be the most ambitious public health campaign in American history. But consider this: each day we remain closed, the economy loses another $20 billion.

Health care worker tests for coronavirus at Metro State University in Denver.

DeGette: Trump must use his powers to produce the testing supplies needed to reopen this country

April 19, 2020 at 3:51 p.m.

As social distancing continues to slow the spread of coronavirus around the country, Americans are eager to know when life will begin to return to normal. People are looking to...

President Donald Trump with members of the president's coronavirus task force speaks during a news conference at the Brady press briefing room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington.

DeGette: The Trump administration is failing the coronavirus test

February 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

I鈥檝e spent my entire career working to ensure our federal health agencies have the tools they need to prevent and respond to pandemics, such as the coronavirus.

GUNNISON, CO - June 14: Cyclists are riding by the area covered by aspen trees at Black Canyon. June 14, 2019. Cyclists are heading from Hotchkiss to Gunnison. About 2,000 Cyclists traveled 79.1 Miles with 6,861脮 elevation gain during the Stage 6 of Ride the Rockies 2019.

DeGette and McCarthy: Trump wants to gut NEPA and take away your voice when the feds threaten the environment

February 10, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

It was the public鈥檚 input that convinced the U.S. Forest Service to stop the clearcutting of aspen groves in Colorado鈥檚 Gunnison National Forest and stopped oil drilling on 30,000 acres...

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