Rep. DeGette has been featured on a wide spectrum of news outlets, including the NBC Nightly News, the CBS Evening News, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN and ESPN. Rep. DeGette is also regularly quoted in major newspapers across the nation, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post, as well as magazines including Atlantic Monthly, Newsweek, and The Economist.

Drugs probed for link to adult suicidal behavior
Article Published: Saturday, October 02, 2004
By Anne C. Mulkern Denver Post Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Reacting to sharp criticism from Congress and the public, drug regulators are launching an extensive study to determine whether antidepressants increase suicidal behavior in adults.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will re-examine data from clinical trials involving 40,000 patients. This comes after a recent analysis of pediatric studies showed the drugs raised suicide risk for children and teens.

"In view of the recent evidence of the FDA's lax oversight, it is past the time for the agency to take their mission to ensure the safety of medications seriously," said Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat. She sits on the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee.

Gay-marriage amendment fails to win 2/3 House vote - Author still claims victory; opponents cite racist parallel
Article Published: Friday, October 01, 2004
By Anne C. Mulkern Denver Post Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Reacting to sharp criticism from Congress and the public, drug regulators are launching an extensive study to determine whether antidepressants increase suicidal behavior in adults.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will re-examine data from clinical trials involving 40,000 patients. This comes after a recent analysis of pediatric studies showed the drugs raised suicide risk for children and teens.

"In view of the recent evidence of the FDA's lax oversight, it is past the time for the agency to take their mission to ensure the safety of medications seriously," said Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat. She sits on the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee.

DeGette calls for probe of alleged Army re-enlistment threat
Article Published: Monday, September 27, 2004
By Jon Sarche The Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette today called for a congressional investigation into complaints that soldiers are being threatened with deployment to Iraq unless they re-enlist.

"They can't meet re-enlistment goals, so they're putting this hammer over their head, which is just wrong," said the Denver Democrat. "In the long term, the integrity of our military is going to suffer.

As part of a report on the state of embryonic stem cell research three years after President Bush limited federal funding for the effort, Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer talked with Congresswoman Diana DeGette, a Democrat who opposed the president's decision.

The NewsHour Health Unit is funded by a grant from The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.