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1 DeGette Statement on Senate Abortion Provision 11/19/09
2 The Reality of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment 11/18/09
3 Pro-Choice Members Ask White House To Protect Women's Rights 11/10/09
4 Pro-Choice Members Vow to Oppose Health Care Bill That Restricts A Woman's Right to Choose Any Further Than Current Law 11/09/09
5 DeGette Supports Passage of Historic Health Care Reform Bill 11/08/09
6 Joint Statement From Pro-Choice Caucus On Stupak-Pitts Vote 11/08/09
7 DeGette Floor Speech in Opposition to Stupak-Pitts 11/07/09
8 DeGette Applauds House Health Care Bill 10/29/09
9 DeGette Applauds Committee Approval of Health Care Antitrust Legislation 10/21/09
10 Major LGBT Legislation Moves to President 10/08/09
11 DeGette Releases Colorado Wilderness Act Discussion Draft 10/01/09
12 Statement by the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus on Health Reform 10/01/09
13 Broad Support for Public Health Insurance Option in House as Vote Looms 09/30/09
14 DeGette Applauds ARRA Funds for Health Information Technology 09/29/09
15 DeGette Introduces Bill to Repeal Antitrust Exemption for Health, Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies 09/17/09
16 DeGette Supports Historic Investment in Student Aid 09/17/09
17 DeGette Joins Colleagues To Introduce Respect for Marriage Act 09/15/09
18 DeGette Statement on President Obama's Address to Congress 09/10/09
19 DeGette Statement on Senator Kennedy 08/26/09
20 DeGette Praises House Passage of Bipartisan Food Safety Bill 07/30/09
21 DeGette Hails House Health Care Reform Proposal 07/14/09
22 DeGette Applauds White House Commitment to Food Safety 07/07/09
23 DeGette and Castle Respond to NIH Guidelines 07/06/09
24 DeGette Supports Revitalizing Our Economy With Clean Energy Legislation 06/26/09
25 Food Safety Legislation Needed Amidst Another Beef Recall 06/25/09
26 DeGette Stresses Pediatric Care with Secretary Sebelius at Health Hearing 06/24/09
27 Work of Art a Boost for Colorado 06/19/09
28 Food Safety Legislation Moves Forward 06/17/09
29 DeGette Hails Passage of Smoking Prevention Bill 06/12/09
30 DeGette Delivers Commencement Address at DU 06/09/09
31 Companion Bills Introduced to Protect Drinking Water from Natural Gas Fracking 06/09/09
32 DeGette Lauds Food Safety Legislation 06/03/09
33 Congressional Leaders Comment on Tiller Death 06/01/09
34 Energy and Commerce Leaders Release Strong Food Safety Legislation 05/27/09
35 DeGette and Castle Drive Bipartisan Comments on NIH Guidelines 05/27/09
36 DeGette Statement on Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor 05/26/09
37 DeGette Amends Climate Bill To Establish National Efficiency Target 05/20/09
38 DeGette and Roybal-Allard Make Friendly Wager on NBA Playoffs 05/19/09
39 DeGette Supports Supplemental Approps Bill 05/15/09
40 Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Urged to Protect the Rights of Women in Afghanistan 05/14/09
41 House Takes Step Towards Green Schools and New Jobs 05/14/09
42 Abstinence-Only Funding Zeroed Out In Obama Budget 05/07/09
43 Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs U.S. Reps. Slaughter and DeGette Applaud Family Planning Funding in Obama’s Budget 05/07/09
44 Bipartisan Support for Congressional Resolution to Renew Commitment to “National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy” 05/06/09
45 DeGette Launches New Interactive Congressional Website 05/04/09
46 DeGette Congratulates East High School for Top Honors 05/01/09
47 DeGette Releases Recovery Act Resource Guide 05/01/09
48 Congresswomen DeGette and Johnson Make Friendly Wager on NBA Playoffs 05/01/09
49 President Obama's First 100 Days Puts America On Track 04/29/09
50 DeGette Lauds House Passage of Hate Crimes Bill 04/29/09
51 DeGette Leads House In Moment of Silence for Columbine 04/22/09
52 Lautenberg, Isakson, DeGette, Castle Introduce Legislation to Help Prevent Diabetes In Minority Communities 04/21/09
53 DeGette, Castle: Draft Stem Cell Guidelines Ready for Public Comment 04/17/09
54 U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette Honors Thomas Jefferson High School Student as Winner of 2009 Congressional Arts Competition 04/15/09
55 DeGette Delivers Health Care Speech 04/07/09
56 Bill to Regulate Tobacco Clears House 04/02/09
57 Smoking Prevention Bills Introduced in Senate and House 04/01/09
58 Pistachio Scare Demands Food Traceability 03/31/09
59 Protecting Research Participants a Priority 03/26/09
60 Traceability Key to Food Safety 03/26/09
61 Protecting Participants in Research 03/25/09
62 2009 Federal Funding Bill Passes House 03/25/09
63 DeGette Response To President Obama Address To Joint Session Of Congress 03/25/09
64 DeGette Hails Federal Court Plan B Decision 03/23/09
65 Colorado Delegation Praises VA Decision on Stand Alone VA Medical Center in Aurora 03/18/09
66 Nutrition Assistance Now Available 03/18/09
67 DeGette Comments On Aig Bonuses 03/16/09
68 Congress Must Act On Food Safety Reform 03/11/09
69 Health Reform Hearings Begin 03/10/09
70 DeGette, Castle Praise Executive Order To Remove Federal Restrictions On Stem Cell Research 03/09/09
71 Housing Bill Moves Through The House 03/05/09
72 Colorado Awarded Federal Transit Funds 03/05/09
73 Smoking Bill Approved By Committee 03/04/09
74 Congress Takes Steps To Address Health Care System 03/04/09
75 DeGette Commends Obama On Iraq Announcement 02/27/09
76 Reps. Waxman, Slaughter, Lowey & DeGette Applaud News of President Obama's Move to Revisit Bush Administration Refusal Clause 02/27/09
77 DeGette Comments On President Obama's 2010 Budget Proposal 02/26/09
78 DeGette Hosts One Of A Kind "Chat" On Facebook 02/26/09
79 DeGette Applauds President Obama For Signing Historic Recovery Bill 02/18/09
80 Recovery Bill Passes House 02/13/09
81 DeGette Secures Increase In Funding For Safety-net Hospitals 02/12/09
82 DeGette Statement At House Hearing On Salmonella In Peanut Butter 02/11/09
83 DeGette Applauds Salazar Plan 02/10/09
84 DeGette Supports American Recovery And Reinvestment Act 01/28/09
85 DeGette Appointed To Key Subcommittees 01/27/09
86 DeGette Statement On Tarp Reform Bill 01/26/09
87 DeGette Applauds President Obama On Repealing Global Gag Rule 01/26/09
88 DeGette Applauds President Obama On Repealing Global Gag Rule 01/23/09
89 DeGette Statement On TARP Reform Bill 01/22/09
90 Anniversary Of Roe V. Wade Thursday 01/21/09
91 DeGette Statement On Inauguration Of President Barack Obama 01/20/09
92 DeGette And Slaughter Reintroduce Legislation To Stop HHS Refusal Rule 01/15/09
93 DeGette Appointed To Natural Resources Committee 01/15/09
94 Children's Health Bill Vital 01/14/09
95 Senator Reid, Reps. Slaughter And DeGette Introduce The Prevention First Act 01/13/09
96 DeGette Supports Fair And Equal Pay 01/09/09
97 DeGette Lauds Appointment Of Coloradoans To Rules Committee 01/09/09
98 Information On Obama Administration Jobs 01/08/09
99 DeGette Sworn Into The 111th Congress 01/06/09
100 DeGette Withdraws From U.S. Senate Consideration 12/30/08
101 Obama Should Act To Overturn Stem Cell Restrictions By Executive Order 12/22/08
102 Reps. Slaughter and DeGette Blast Administration on "Refusal Clause" Rule 12/18/08
103 DeGette Applauds Salazar Pick To Lead Interior 12/17/08
104 DeGette Responds To Vatican Bioethics Document 12/12/08
105 DeGette Applauds Daschle Pick For Hhs Secretary 12/11/08
106 DeGette Statement On Auto Financing And Restructuring Bill 12/10/08
107 DeGette Reappointed Vice Chair Of Energy And Commerce 12/08/08
108 DeGette Lauds Coloradoans Selected For Inaugural Parade 12/08/08
109 Senator Feinstein, Representatives Waxman, Schakowsky and DeGette Urge Consumer Product Safety Commission to Enforce Phthalate Ban 11/24/08
110 Reproductive Rights Message Sent To Bush Administration In Final Days 11/20/08
111 DeGette Statement On Energy And Commerce Chairmanship 11/20/08
112 DeGette Hails Colorado's Performance In New Smoking Report 11/14/08
113 Update On Inauguration Tickets 11/13/08
114 DeGette Statement On Energy And Commerce Chairmanship 11/12/08
115 DeGette's Organ Transplant Bill Becomes Law 10/20/08
116 DeGette, Castle Call On Presidential Nominees To Support Expansion Of Federal Role In Stem Cell Research 10/14/08
117 Organ Transplant Bill Heads To President 10/03/08
118 DeGette Statement On Passage Of Recovery Package 10/03/08
119 Rep. DeGette Applauds Opening Of New Cherry Creek Post Office 09/30/08
120 DeGette Statement On Recovery Package 09/29/08
121 Bush Administration Attacks Reproductive Rights And Access To Health Care 09/26/08
122 New Bipartisan Stem Cell Legislation Introduced 09/26/08
123 DeGette Applauds Passage Of Community Health Center Bill 09/25/08
124 House Passes Organ Transplant Bill 09/25/08
125 DeGette Comments On Recent Salmonella Outbreak 09/24/08
126 DeGette Comments On Zerhouni Resignation 09/24/08
127 DeGette Puts Consumers First 09/23/08
128 DeGette Comments On The State Of The Economy 09/19/08
129 DeGette Supports Comprehenisve Energy Bill 09/17/08
130 DeGette On Financial Market Crisis 09/15/08
131 DeGette Applauds Embryonic Stem Cell Findings 09/08/08
132 DeGette Reacts To New Beef Recall 08/09/08
133 salmonella Case Far From Solved 07/21/08
134 Salmonella Outbreak Continues To Spread 07/17/08
135 Brown And DeGette Team Up For Safer Foods 07/16/08
136 East High School Earns High Honor From Congress 07/16/08
137 DeGette Objects To New Reproductive Health Rule 07/15/08
138 DeGette Votes To Override Veto Of Medicare Bill 07/15/08
139 DeGette Statement On Bush Drilling Plan 07/14/08
140 DeGette Statement On Roan Lawsuit 07/11/08
141 Tainted Food Outbreak Worst In Ten Years 07/10/08
142 Traceability Key To Safe Foods 07/03/08
143 DeGette Hails $36 Million in Federal Funds to Jump Start Denver Union Station 06/30/08
144 DeGette Supports Key Energy Bills 06/26/08
145 Legislation to Strengthen Smoking Prevention Efforts is 06/26/08
146 House Passes Doctors' Fix 06/25/08
147 DeGette Opposes New Fisa Bill 06/20/08
148 DeGette Votes Against Iraq Funding Amendment 06/19/08
149 Bush Administration Official Supports Traceability 06/18/08
150 DeGette Presses For Strengthening Food Safety System 06/12/08
151 DeGette Announces Changes To District Staff 06/10/08
152 DeGette Comments On Phthalates At Hearing 06/10/08
153 Action Needed To Ensure Safety Of Food Supply 06/09/08
154 DeGette Joins Newly Formed Lgbt Equality Caucus 06/04/08
155 Must Find Long-term Fix For Health Care Safety-net 05/22/08
156 New Report On Medicare Advantage 05/21/08
157 Path Towards Energy Independence And Investment In Renewable Energy 05/21/08
158 Network Of Children's Research Centers Valuable In Understanding Disease 05/20/08
159 Relief For Consumers At The Gas Pump 05/13/08
160 New Legislative Effort On Stem Cell Research 05/08/08
161 Ethical Embryonic Stem Cell Research Holds Greatest Promise 05/08/08
162 DeGette Aims To Provide Relief During Foreclosure Crisis 05/07/08
163 First-ever Stem Cell Hearing In The House 05/05/08
164 Increased Resources And Fda Authority Key To Pharmaceutical Safety 05/01/08
165 Mandatory Recall Authority Key To Food Safety 04/24/08
166 DeGette Provision Added To Community Health Centers Renewal 04/23/08
167 Bipartisan Medicaid Bill Passes House 04/23/08
168 Medicaid Changes Would Be Severe On Local Economy 04/22/08
169 DeGette Comments On Earth Day 04/21/08
170 DeGette Hails Food Safety Legislation 04/17/08
171 Must Halt Bush Administration's Cms Policies 04/09/08
172 Iraq Strategy More Of The Same 04/08/08
173 DeGette Celebrates National Public Health Week 04/08/08
174 Consumer Groups Support DeGette's Food Safety Legislation 04/07/08
175 Tobacco Bill Serves Vital Public Health Interest 04/02/08
176 Access To Health Care Paramount 03/25/08
177 DeGette Comments On 4,000 U.S. Casualties In Iraq 03/24/08
178 Abstinence-only Education Failing Our Youth 03/20/08
179 Iraq War Must Come To An End 03/19/08
180 FISA BILL STRIKES RIGHT BALANCE 03/14/08
181 DeGette Statement On Department Of Interior's Roan Decision 03/13/08
182 DeGette Presses Food Chiefs On Safety Of Products 03/12/08
183 Epa Ozone Air Quality Standard Inadequate 03/12/08
184 Jobs Report Illustrates Failed Economic Policies 03/07/08
185 Administration Medicaid Regulations Will Have Devastating Effect On Colorado 03/04/08
186 DeGette Earns High Ranking In Congressional Power Survey 03/03/08
187 Bush Health Budget Hypocritical 02/28/08
188 Nation Must Invest In Renewable Energy Technology 02/27/08
189 Bush Administration Actions Tie Hands Of States 02/26/08
190 Cracks Continue In Our Food Safety System 02/26/08
191 DeGette Responds To Stem Cell Advancement 02/20/08
192 Dingell And DeGette Request Immediate Action By The Epa 02/19/08
193 DeGette Statement On Fisa Extension 02/13/08
194 DeGette Presses Energy Secretary About Nrel 02/07/08
195 DeGette Responds To President's 2009 Budget 02/04/08
196 Fda Field Labs Remain Open 01/31/08
197 Missed Opportunities In Health Care 01/29/08
198 Stimulus Package Aims To Jumpstart Economy 01/29/08
199 DeGette Responds To The State Of The Union 01/28/08
200 DeGette Statement On Pfc. Crookston 01/28/08
201 Economic Costs Of Diabetes On The Rise 01/24/08
202 DeGette Stands Up For Kids' Health 01/23/08
203 DeGette Comments On Interest Rate Cut 01/22/08
204 Government Must Support All Forms Of Ethical Stem Cell Research 01/17/08
205 DeGette Calls For Congressional Hearings On Genetically-altered Foods 01/15/08
206 DeGette Calls For Congressional Hearings On Genetically-altered Foods 01/15/08
207 DeGette calls for ethical framework for stem cell research 01/10/08
208 DeGette Statement On Judge Figa 01/09/08
209 DeGette Marks End of Congressional Session 12/20/07
210 Consumer Product Safety Bill Passes House 12/19/07
211 DeGette Opposes Iraq War Funding 12/19/07
212 DeGette Stands up for Childrens Health Care 12/19/07
213 Energy Bill Win for American Consumer 12/18/07
214 Consumer Product Bill Clears Hurdle 12/18/07
215 DeGette Secures Convention Security Funding 12/17/07
216 DEGETTE SUPPORTS TROOPS AT HOME AND ABROAD 12/12/07
217 DEGETTE LAUDS FORWARD-THINKING ENERGY BILL 12/06/07
218 ROAN PLATEAU IN COLORADO DESERVES PROTECTION 12/05/07
219 RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARD MAJOR ADVANCE 12/05/07
220 DeGette Lauds Food Safety Report 12/01/07
221 COLORADO DELEGATION JOINS TO IMPROVE SECURITY AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 12/01/07
222 CONSUMER SAFETY AT TOP OF HOUSE AGENDA 11/30/07
223 ADMINISTRATION MUST GET SERIOUS WITH FOOD IMPORTS 11/21/07
224 DEGETTE RESPONDS TO ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF STEM CELL RESEARCH 11/20/07
225 CONVENTION CITIES NEED SECURITY FUNDING 11/19/07
226 DENVER INTERNATIONAL NEEDS MORE TSA SCREENERS 11/18/07
227 DeGette Honors Nation's Veterans 11/12/07
228 DEGETTE PRAISES SUCCESSFUL VETO OVERRIDE OF WRDA 11/08/07
229 NEED FOR ‘BEEFED UP' OVERSIGHT AGENCY 11/08/07
230 DEGETTE SUPPORTS ENDA 11/07/07
231 DEGETTE APPLAUDS RITTER'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 11/05/07
232 DEGETTE: VETO OF WRDA FOOLISH 11/02/07
233 INDUSTRY-PAID TRAVEL OUTRAGEOUS 11/02/07
234 DEGETTE JOINS DINGELL AND RUSH IN INTRODUCING COMPREHENSIVE CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISLATION 11/01/07
235 BUSH'S PRIORITIES WRONG AND MISGUIDED 10/22/07
236 Congressional Leaders Condemn Appointment of Dr. Susan Orr 10/19/07
237 Congressional Leaders Join Planned Parenthood in Calling For Replacement of Anti-Family Planning Advocate to Head Nation's Family Planning Program 10/19/07
238 CHILDREN'S HEALTH BILL MUST COVER 10 MILLION CHILDREN 10/18/07
239 FEDERAL REGULATIONS NEEDED FOR BIO LABS 10/04/07
240 BUSH PLAYS POLITICS WITH KIDS' HEALTH 10/03/07
241 DeLauro, DeGette Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Consumer Product Safety Laws 10/02/07
242 DEGETTE HAILS PASSAGE OF KIDS' HEALTH BILL 09/25/07
243 DEGETTE STATEMENT ON SCHIP DEAL 09/21/07
244 BUSH RHETORIC MATCHES CYNICAL POLICY 09/20/07
245 West Needs Voice in Ozone Debate 09/19/07
246 EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH MOST PROMISING 09/19/07
247 Industry Report Demonstrates Need For Strong Food Safety System In U.S. 09/18/07
248 TIMELINES AND BENCHMARKS NECESSARY TO END IRAQ WAR 09/13/07
249 DeGette Introduces Colorado Wilderness Act of 2007 09/12/07
250 Food Safety Report Runs on Empty 09/10/07
251 Clock Running Out on Failed War in Iraq 09/10/07
252 DEGETTE REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO TIMELINES AND BENCHMARKS 09/07/07
253 Nation's Food Supply Must Be Protected 09/06/07
254 Tainted Spinach Demonstrates Need for Food Safety Reform 08/30/07
255 New Census Report Illustrates Need for Improved SCHIP 08/28/07
256 DeGette Statement on Gonzales Resignation 08/27/07
257 DeGette Applauds Children's Health Care in Colorado 08/22/07
258 Bush Administration's New Children's Health Care Proposal Risky and Irresponsible 08/21/07
259 DeGette Responds to Administration Decision to Keep FDA Labs Open 08/17/07
260 Congress Stands Up for Clean Energy 08/04/07
261 Degette Lauds Plan To Keep Fda's Denver Food Safety Lab Open 08/02/07
262 America's Poor Children Score Win in Congress 08/01/07
263 Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans Block Kids' Health Care 07/27/07
264 DeGette Praises Kids Health Care Program 07/26/07
265 DeGette Assails Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans for Politicizing Kids Health Care 07/26/07
266 DeGette Questions Bush Administration's Proposal to Close FDA Labs 07/17/07
267 Bush Administration Plays Fast and Loose With Kids' Health 07/16/07
268 U.S. Military Involvement in Iraq Must End 07/12/07
269 U.S. Military Involvement in Iraq Must End 07/12/07
270 President's SCHIP Comments "Reckless" 06/28/07
271 Vice-Chair DeGette Takes Lead On Renewable Portfolio Standard Discussion 06/28/07
272 DeGette Blasts Bush For Putting Politics Before Science 06/20/07
273 Stem Cell Legislation Heads Again To The President 06/07/07
274 Degette Statement In Support Of Banning Reproductive Cloning 06/06/07
275 Rep. DeGette Statement on Oversight and Investigations hearing on the FDA and the Safety and Security of the Nation's Food Supply 04/24/07
276 Full Colorado Delegation Urges USFS to Restore Colorado Fire Prevention Funds 04/17/07
277 Rep. DeGette Supports Democratic Budget Resolution 03/29/07