Diana DeGette: “Am I correct that BLM has few options under current law to deny a proposed mine, even if that mine was on, say, lands…”

Denver, Colorado, is not New York City.

I want to congratulate Melat Kiros for her victory last night, and I want to wish her all the best in her future.

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.

All of these radicals who are coming to the House, thinking they’re going to be able to pass a very broad bill like Medicare-for-All right away, they’re going to run into a brick wall immediately.