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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) urged President Obama to consider designating Browns Canyon as a National Monument and closely examine community support for protecting the area. Rep. DeGette expressed her support in a letter to the President as the 113th Congress draws to a close.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 5682:
“We shouldn’t let politics interfere with scientific review of major projects, but unfortunately, House Republican leadership did just that with today’s vote. The Keystone XL pipeline proposal is undergoing review at the State Department, and this environmental review should be allowed to proceed without Congress getting involved. We should respect the well-established process we have to make sure a project is in the best interest of the country.”
From Carbondale to Colorado Springs, from Denver to Durango – our state has a remarkable outdoor heritage with treasured landscapes and an abundance of natural resources. Without a doubt, our quality of life and the strength of our state is enhanced tremendously from our state’s magnificent public lands.
As a fourth-generation Coloradoan, I know how central the outdoors is to our lifestyle and how essential it is to our state’s economy. That is why it is so important we protect our wild places.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, today offered the following statement
after Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced details of a new
comprehensive energy plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS),
including repealing the Bush Administration’s midnight timetable for
its five-year offshore drilling plan:
“President Obama and Secretary Salazar are taking the right approach to
developing the appropriate balance between responsible energy
development and environmental stewardship,” said DeGette. “Americans
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today offered the following
comments on the selection of Colorado Senator Ken Salazar to head the
Department of Interior:
“I want to congratulate my friend and colleague Senator Ken Salazar on
his nomination as the next Secretary of Interior. President-elect Obama
has made another excellent choice in selecting a preeminent legislator,
attorney, and policy maker with extensive experience in natural
resources, water rights, energy development, and wildlife issues. Our
nation needs a strong Western voice like Ken’s when it comes to the
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, today released the following
statement on President Bush's announcement lifting the executive ban on
drilling in protected coastal areas:
“President Bush’s plan is flawed and misguided. It will neither reduce
gas prices nor increase energy independence – two things our country
and the American consumer desperately need.
“If he really wants to provide relief from high gas prices in the short
term, the President must release a portion of the more than 700 million
WASHINGTON – Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement today criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to adequately lower the nations ozone air quality standard to protect human health and the environment.