Diana DeGette

Progressive

Democrat

House Representative

Colorado - District 1

Current Position: US House Representative CO-1

Running For: House Representative - District 1

Policy Positions

Against Trump's tariffs; voted to end them and supports requiring Congressional approval for future presidential tariff impositions
For protecting Social Security and Medicare; opposes Republican efforts to cut benefits, raise the retirement age, or privatize the programs

For raising the federal minimum wage; original co-sponsor of the Raise the Wage Act to lift the federal minimum wage
For workers' right to organize; co-sponsor of the PRO Act to protect collective bargaining rights and hold lawbreaking employers accountable

For Medicare for All; original co-sponsor of the Medicare for All Act to guarantee universal single-payer health coverage
For embryonic stem cell research; consistently voted in favor of it and co-sponsored legislation to provide lasting federal support for stem cell research
For capping insulin costs at $35/month and prescription drug out-of-pocket costs at $2,000/year; championed insulin affordability and helped pass the Medicare drug cost cap, supports extending these caps to all Americans

For 100% clean electricity standard; authored legislation to move the country to 100% zero-emission electricity by 2050 or sooner
For protecting public lands; authored the Colorado Wilderness Act to permanently protect over 720,000 acres of wilderness, opposes selling public lands to oil, gas, and mining companies

For abortion rights; co-chair of Pro-Choice Caucus, leading champion of the Women's Health Protection Act to codify abortion into federal law, supports restoring Roe v. Wade protections, co-author of the EACH Act to overturn the Hyde Amendment, defends Planned Parenthood and Title X providers, supports access to medication abortion, original co-sponsor of the Right to Contraception Act, opposes allowing employers to strip birth control coverage; received 100% rating from Planned Parenthood and NARAL, 0% from National Right to Life Committee
For LGBTQ rights; vice chair of LGBT Equality Caucus, opposes administration attacks on the LGBTQ community

For DC voting representation; co-sponsored legislation to grant the District of Columbia voting representation in the House

For abolishing ICE; calls for abolishing the agency and co-sponsors the No Secret Police Act to ban federal agents from wearing masks
For comprehensive immigration reform including a path to citizenship; defends Dreamers and supports passing the DREAM Act, opposes family separation policies and criminalization of asylum seekers, advocates for a strong Refugee Admissions Program
For military aid to Israel; voted to support Israel following the October 7 attacks and voted to send $14.3 billion to Israel in April 2024

For gun control; supports bans on semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, co-introduced the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012, participated in 2016 House sit-in to protest inaction on gun control bills; endorsed by Brady Campaign
Against creating the Department of Homeland Security; voted against its creation, warning it could lead to a domestic police force without proper oversight