Diana DeGette

Overview

Diana DeGette is a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from Colorado with an extensive voting record of 724 recorded votes. Her legislative activity is concentrated most heavily in healthcare, where she has cast 152 votes and supported the majority of healthcare-related legislation that came to the floor. She has also been active on budget and appropriations matters, agriculture policy, and defense-related legislation. DeGette's voting patterns show strong alignment with her party on most issues. She has consistently supported healthcare legislation, voting in favor 67% of the time on health-related bills, and backed agriculture and defense measures at similar rates. On budget and appropriations bills, she voted in favor less often (42%), which typically reflects opposition to spending packages proposed by the opposing party. Her record on environment and energy legislation shows she voted against 71% of bills in that category, which in the current Congress often means opposing measures that would roll back environmental regulations. On foreign policy, DeGette supported all 11 measures that came to a vote, suggesting a consistent approach to international engagement. Her record also includes votes on technology, financial regulation, housing, social security, and immigration, though with fewer votes in those areas. She has participated in votes on criminal justice, labor, infrastructure, and education policy as well. Overall, DeGette's record reflects a legislator who votes reliably with the progressive wing of the Democratic caucus across a wide range of policy areas, with particular engagement on healthcare issues.

Key Positions

• •Healthcare advocate: DeGette has cast 152 votes on healthcare legislation, supporting measures like the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act and the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act through procedural motions to recommit.
• •Budget opposition: She voted against the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget resolution and the continuing appropriations bill for FY2027, consistent with her party's position on spending priorities.
• •War Powers supporter: DeGette voted in favor of directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Lebanon under the War Powers Resolution, reflecting support for congressional oversight of military deployments.
• •Veterans' services supporter: She voted for the Take Care of America's Veterans Act in July 2026.
• •Agriculture funding supporter: DeGette voted for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act for 2027.
• •Environment and energy: She voted against 71% of environment and energy bills, a pattern that in the current Congress typically indicates opposition to legislation that would reduce environmental protections or expand fossil fuel development.
• •Unanimous foreign policy support: DeGette voted in favor of all 11 foreign policy measures that came to a vote, indicating consistent support for international engagement legislation.