Political Quotes

Diana DeGette: “I have asked you to hold hearings on the abuse of tax and regulatory loopholes by the tobacco industry.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2013
I have asked you to hold hearings on the abuse of tax and regulatory loopholes by the tobacco industry.
Said by
Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

DeGette emphasizes the need for hearings on more pressing public health issues.

Share

More from Diana DeGette

Jun 30, 2026

Denver, Colorado, is not New York City.

salon.com
Aug 14, 2026

This is shameful! People have suffered enough from these violent ICE agents. This rogue agency must be abolished, not given more ways to hurt our neighbors and terrorize our communities.

commondreams.org
Sep 30, 2026

The government should never have the right to use health insurance coverage as a targeted weapon, should never deliberately strip certain people of the freedom to make their own medical decisions.

washingtonexaminer.com
Oct 7, 2026

If I could pass Medicare-for-All unilaterally in the minority, I would do it, because I’m an original co-sponsor of that bill. But the frustration people are feeling is with the whole system.

rollcall.com

Other voices in this conversation