Diana is standing up to Trump to defend our democracy, protect our rights, and restore the American Dream. After the January 6th attacks, she served as an impeachment manager to hold Trump accountable. Now she is leading the fight against his unconstitutional war in Iran and his abuses of power both at home and abroad.

Challenging Unconstitutional Actions

• Helping lead legal challenges to strike down unlawful executive orders
• Fighting attempts to gut federal programs Colorado depends on
• Defending birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment
• Protecting due process against executive overreach

Defending Vulnerable Communities

• Calling out attacks on the LGBTQ community
• Condemning anti-immigrant policies that target families, separate parents from their kids, and criminalize asylum seekers
• Publicly defending those unjustly targeted by the administration

Restoring Sanity to Our Government

• Calling for hearings and investigations into the politicization of federal agencies under Trump appointees
• Fighting for transparency and opposing the purge of inspectors general across more than a dozen federal agencies — watchdogs who root out fraud, waste, and abuse regardless of who is in power
• Fighting against political retaliation and mass firings of the civil servants who deliver Social Security checks, process veterans’ benefits, and keep food and medicine safe
• Demanding accountability at Trump’s Department of Justice, including for the firing of career prosecutors and the use of federal law enforcement to target political opponents

Diana DeGette believes health care is a human right, not a privilege. She has long championed universal coverage to ensure every American can access high-quality, affordable care.

Pass Medicare for All

• An original co-sponsor of the Medicare for All Act
• Would guarantee every American can see a doctor, fill a prescription, and get the care they need regardless of income or employment
• As the top Democrat on the powerful Health Subcommittee, Diana will be best positioned to build the coalition to pass this landmark legislation

Standing Up to RFK Jr. and Anti-Science Extremists

• Grilled RFK Jr. on the firing of leading medical researchers, replacement of vaccine experts with anti-vaxxers, and exposed his ignorance about the cuts gutting his own department
• Demanded RFK Jr. answer for his careless cuts and assure the public that science, not conspiracy theories, would guide HHS decisions
• Authored the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act to speed lifesaving treatments to patients and accelerate research into cancer, Alzheimer’s, and rare diseases

Fighting Cuts to Medicaid and Other Essential Health Care

• Opposing Republican cuts to Medicaid that would rip coverage from more than 1.4 million Coloradans, including children, seniors, people with disabilities, and working families
• Standing up against partisan efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and block patients from accessing reproductive and primary care
• Defending the Affordable Care Act against repeal attempts and fighting to protect coverage for people with pre-existing conditions

Lowering Drug Costs and Improving Health Outcomes

• Helped pass the law capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 a year for seniors on Medicare, saving 11 million enrollees billions in annual costs
• As Co-Chair of the Diabetes Caucus, championed efforts to make insulin affordable and voted to cap insulin costs at $35 a month
• Co-authored the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act to strengthen efforts to investigate and prevent pregnancy-related deaths
• Pushing to extend the $35 insulin cap and the $2,000 prescription drug cap to every American, not just those on Medicare

As Co-Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, Diana DeGette is one of Congress’s most steadfast champions for our reproductive rights. She believes every person should have the freedom to make their own decisions about their body, their health, and their future.

A National Leader for Abortion Rights

• Leading the fight in Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade nationwide
• Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL), the two largest reproductive freedom organizations in the country
• Leading champion of the Women’s Health Protection Act, the landmark bill to codify the right to abortion into federal law
• Co-author of the EACH Act to overturn the Hyde Amendment, the decades-old ban that denies abortion coverage to millions of low-income Americans on Medicaid

Defending Against Partisan Attacks

• Defending Planned Parenthood and Title X providers against Republican defunding efforts
• Protecting access to medication abortion from Trump’s attacks, leading more than 250 members of Congress in an effort to protect this safe and effective treatment at the Supreme Court
• Shielding abortion providers from retaliatory, out-of-state attacks through the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act

Expanding Access to Contraception and Basic Care

• Earned a 100% rating from Reproductive Freedom for All for her voting record on protecting and expanding abortion access, contraception, and reproductive health care
• Original co-sponsor of the Right to Contraception Act to guarantee every American the right to access birth control and family planning services
• Led the successful effort to stop the Trump administration from allowing employers to strip birth control coverage from their employees
• Author of Colorado’s “Bubble Bill” protecting patients and providers from harassment at reproductive health clinics, a law upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court

Diana believes every family deserves the freedom to build a stable life without being crushed by rising costs. That’s why she’s fighting to bring down the cost of groceries, housing, prescriptions, and care — and to build an economy where Denverites can afford to live in the city we all love.

Lowering Costs for Colorado Families

• Voted to end Trump’s tariffs, a hidden tax that has raised prices on groceries, cars, lumber, and household goods
• Working to prevent future presidents from imposing these dangerous tariffs without Congressional approval
• Expanding affordable housing, access to child care, and reducing energy bills

Bringing Down the Cost of Health Care

• Original co-sponsor of the Medicare for All Act, guaranteeing every American can see a doctor and fill a prescription regardless of income or employment
• Helped pass the law capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 a year for seniors on Medicare
• Fighting Republican cuts to Medicaid that would rip coverage from more than 1 million Coloradans
• Defending the Affordable Care Act against Republican attacks and protecting coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, especially young children

Building a Fair Economy

• Defending Social Security and Medicare against Republican efforts to cut benefits, raise the retirement age, or hand them over to Wall Street
• Original co-sponsor of the Raise the Wage Act to lift the federal minimum wage and give 22 million Americans a long-overdue raise
• Co-sponsor of the PRO Act to protect the right to organize, hold lawbreaking employers accountable, and strengthen workers’ power at the bargaining table
• Endorsed by the Colorado AFL-CIO, SEIU Colorado, and other local unions for her record of standing with working men and women

Diana is one of Congress’s strongest voices for protecting our environment. She believes every community deserves clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet — and she has led major national efforts to safeguard Colorado’s natural resources and confront the climate crisis head-on.

Cutting Pollution and Tackling Climate Change

• Wrote the first federal clean electricity standard to move the country to 100% zero-emission electricity by 2050 — or sooner
• Authored the law to crack down on methane pollution, one of the most potent contributors to climate change — methane emissions particularly affect frontline communities when leaked from oil and gas refineries like Suncor just outside Denver
• Working to stop the Trump administration from gutting EPA rules that limit air and water pollution
• Fighting to protect vital clean energy investments from Republican budget cuts

Protecting Colorado’s Public Lands

• Author of the Colorado Wilderness Act to permanently protect more than 720,000 acres of wilderness in Colorado
• Pushing back against the Trump administration’s sell-off of public lands to oil, gas, and mining companies
• Defending Colorado’s outdoor recreation economy, which supports 511,000 jobs and generates $37 billion in annual consumer spending

Advancing Environmental Justice

• Author of the plan to require the EPA to identify and clean up 100 of the most heavily polluted communities in the country
• Fighting for Globeville, Elyria-Swansea, and other north Denver neighborhoods that have lived for decades with the cumulative health burden of nearby highways, rail yards, and industrial facilities
• Pushing the EPA to assess how multiple sources of pollution can affect community health — something current federal rules fail to require

Diana is standing up to ICE abuses because she believes our immigration system must reflect dignity, fairness, and humanity — never cruelty or fear. She is fighting to keep families together, protect workers, and create a real path to citizenship.

Holding ICE Accountable

• Calling for abolishing ICE, an agency that has lost the trust of the communities it operates in
• Pushing to ban federal agents from wearing masks and rein in their out-of-control behavior as a cosponsor of the No Secret Police Act
• Voted against creating the Department of Homeland Security, warning it could lead to a domestic police force without proper oversight or accountability
• Conducted an inspection of the ICE detention facility in Aurora to demand better treatment of detainees and transparency in how their cases are handled
• Introduced a plan to grant lawful status to Denver immigrant rights leader Jeanette Vizguerra, detained by ICE while working her job at a Target

Fighting for a Humane Immigration System

• Championing comprehensive immigration reform that includes a real path to citizenship
• Defending Dreamers and pushing to pass the DREAM Act to give certainty for immigrants brought here as children
• Standing up to Trump’s effort to shut the door on asylum seekers and advocating for a strong Refugee Admissions Program that reflects American values

Exposing Trump’s Cruelty

• Chaired the first congressional oversight hearings on Trump’s family separation policy, forcing administration officials to answer for tearing children from their parents
• Speaking out against ICE raids that target families, separate parents from their kids, and criminalize people seeking asylum
• Demanding due process for immigrants picked up by ICE without warning or legal justification