Diana DeGette

Democrats and most Americans agree: We want to quickly reopen the government while addressing the Republican health care crisis and lowering costs for working families across America.

Each day Republicans wait, costs will go up, thousands of Americans will go without care, & people will die.

Under the GOP's health care plans:

202,000+ Coloradans could lose their health care.

207,000+ million more face skyrocketing premiums.

But instead of extending ACA tax credits or protecting Medicaid, Republicans would rather shut down the government and make you pay the price.

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants' This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.

Trump and the GOP know they're on the wrong side of the fight for affordable health care.

Now, they are lying to the American people with false claims about undocumented immigrants and health care.

The government shuts down in 8 hours.

House Democrats and I are in Washington, fighting to keep it open & lower health care costs.

House Republicans? On vacation.

They’d rather shut down than show up.

Government funding runs out in 4 days. But instead of working with Democrats to keep the government open, Donald Trump threw an unhinged temper tantrum and canceled bipartisan negotiations.

If there’s a shutdown, the blame rests squarely on Trump & the GOP.

Republicans delayed the fallout of their Big Bad Bill until after the election because they know voters would never accept it.

We see through the game, and we can take action next November.

So good to see all my friends this weekend at the @denverdemocrats.org meeting!

I’m grateful for your tireless organizing to keep Denver blue and move Colorado forward.

Democrats are committed to lowering costs—for health care and across the board.

We need Republicans to stop their reckless policies that are driving up prices and work with us to make life more affordable.

Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House — and yet, they’re willing to go alone, bringing us to the brink of a government shutdown.

This is what failed leadership looks like.

Democrats are ready to work to fund the government and protect your health care.

Opinion | The latest Republican rebranding is doomed to fail Trump campaign officials suggested changing the name of the One Big Beautiful Bill.

The only solution that Republicans have offered to the economic crisis Trump created is to “rebrand” the Big Bad Bill. They are even discussing how to make deeper cuts to healthcare & imposing more tariffs that are squeezing small businesses.

Democrats understand a simple truth: You deserve better.

This morning’s jobs report is one of the worst since the pandemic with unemployment on the rise.

Donald Trump & Republicans’ billionaire-first agenda is costing Americans jobs & driving up costs.

You deserve better.

GOP discontent with RFK Jr. is growing Bill Cassidy was joined by John Barrasso and Thom Tillis in confronting the health secretary about his leadership at a hearing.

RFK Jr. has wreaked havoc at HHS: first pushing junk science, then laying off vital staff, and now firing the CDC Director for refusing to fall in line. 

Today, Republicans and Democrats saw what I've said since day one—He is clearly unfit for this role.

The next government shutdown deadline is Sept 30.

But it’s clear the Trump Administration and his MAGA followers are once again preparing to come back to Washington and go it alone.

We have a responsibility to govern for all Americans — that means working together, not playing political games.

Reps Jeff Hurd & Gabe Evans voted for the Big Bad Bill — but Coloradans pay the price:

🚨 377,000 lose health care
🥫 600,000 lose food aid
💸 Insurance premiums up 38%
❌ No TABOR refunds
⚡ Energy bills spike

Colorado, and families nationwide, deserve better.

Trump’s Big Bad Bill let corporations dodge nearly $1 billion owed to Colorado—money for our schools, roads, and health care—just to protect billion-dollar profits.

GOP Reps like Gabe Evans & Jeff Hurd voted for this.

We won't forget.

DeGette, health leaders call on Congress to renew insurance premium tax credits | Colorado Newsline Colorado health care experts warned of higher health insurance premium costs without the renewal of the enhanced premium tax credits.

Last week, I joined health care leaders to sound the alarm: Without renewing enhanced premium tax credits, Coloradans will face devastating hikes in insurance costs.

The GOP's Big Bad Bill puts families’ health on the line.

And we will hold them accountable for this in the polls.

While House Republicans huddled behind closed doors to give tax breaks to billionaires in the Big Bad Bill, I’m focused on what matters to hardworking Denverites — lowering costs, protecting health care, and keeping Colorado green.

That’s the work I’ll never stop doing.

Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats Fresh jobs data showed a major slowdown of hiring in recent months.

Donald Trump’s reckless economic agenda is crushing businesses and slowing our economy leaving us with fewer jobs & higher prices.

And what are Trump & Republicans doing? Firing the person who reported the facts while pushing the Big Bad Bill that raises the cost of living.

The fallout from the Big Bad Bill is already hitting.

Insurers are finalizing double-digit ACA premium hikes for 2026, affecting 24 million Americans.

Once again, hardworking families are paying the price for the GOP's fiscal irresponsibility.

The Ugly Impacts of the "Big Beautiful Bill" on Clean Energy, Electricity Costs, Our Environment and More Here's what to expect as the bill comes into effect.

The Big Bad Bill is a straight-up betrayal of hardworking families and our public lands.

This law carves out huge tax breaks for Big Oil billionaires and execs while putting our parks, our pocketbooks, and our public health on the chopping block.

Congress Is Chopping Public Media Funding, Including in Colorado Dark days ahead for local public radio and television.

The cuts passed by Republicans in Congress last week are a direct attack on public media in Colorado.

These cuts will silence local news, scrap emergency alerts, and block educational programming.

I won’t stop fighting back against extremists' attack on trusted media.

It’s been less than a month since the Big Ugly Bill became law—and Americans already know it’s a disaster.

While Republicans hike up costs to cater to billionaires, Democrats are fighting to lower prices and protect your health care.

Life in America is already too expensive—and Republicans just made it worse.

The Big Ugly Law they jammed through Congress hikes grocery prices, rips food assistance from kids and seniors, and will spike utility bills by $400 a year.

It’s downright shocking how out of touch they are.

5,000 Colorado Medicaid patients who used Planned Parenthood must find new doctors H.R. 1 prohibits Medicaid payments for one year to nonprofit organizations that provide abortions and also received at least $800,000 in federal funding in 2023.

Thanks to the Big Bogus Bill, thousands of our friends and neighbors in Colorado just lost access to their doctors at Planned Parenthood.

All because Republicans pushed this cruel law blocking Medicare recipients from getting birth control, cancer screenings, and more.

They should be voted out.

Why did Republicans vote for such a cruel and extreme bill? 

The answer is simple: Republicans in Congress are bought and paid for by their billionaire donors. 

The Big Bogus Bill reeks of corruption.

Thanks to Trump, RFK Jr., and an HHS that refuses to fight vaccine disinformation, measles is back 25 years after we eliminated it.

This is what happens when public health is politicized and science is sidelined.

Democrats spent all year fighting against cuts to health care, food assistance, and more.

Now we will work to ensure Republicans are held accountable for the price hikes, layoffs, & hospital closures caused by the Big Bogus Bill—starting at the ballot box next November.

Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill slashes Medicaid, rips health care from 16 milion Americans, takes food from kids and seniors, and still adds $4 trillion to the debt—all to give billionaires tax breaks.

Why would anyone vote for this?

Planned Parenthood funding at grave risk after Senate ruling A ban on federal funding for the women's health organization can be included in the GOP megabill, the parliamentarian ruled.

Let’s call “defunding” Planned Parenthood what it is: a backdoor national abortion ban.

Trump's Big Ugly Bill would shut down clinics & worsen the crisis caused by Dobbs.

Voting for this isn’t neutral—it’s a direct attack on health care.

'Lying and dishonest': RFK Jr. grilled over error-ridden MAHA report during House hearing The health secretary admitted he did not fact-check the controversial document prior to its publication.

Since RFK Jr. began leading HHS, he's pushed bogus science, filled key panels with anti-vaxxers, fired top researchers, and released a report full of made-up sources.

Yesterday's Health Subcommittee hearing showed not only his poor leadership, but how he will not 'Make America Healthy Again.'