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July 15, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) submitted the following comments yesterday to the U.S. Forest Service in response to their proposed Colorado Roadless Rule. The Forest Service is considering a state-specific rule to manage inventoried roadless areas on national forest lands in Colorado, rather than complying with the national rule.

July 7, 2011
Washington – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) introduced the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2011, setting forth a balanced approach to protecting some of the last remaining wild places in Colorado. The bill contains 28 proposed wilderness areas, as well as three smaller additions to existing wilderness areas, and in total would permanently protect nearly 700,000 acres of precious land.
June 29, 2011

ENGLEWOOD – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today marked the introduction of the Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2011 with a visit to the world-renowned Craig Hospital, where she toured the Top Ten rehabilitation facility and met with hospital leadership, staff, and their patients.

June 27, 2011

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Charlie Dent (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Stem Cell Research Advancement Act, to ensure a lasting framework overseeing ethical stem cell research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and finally bring certainty to the scientific community pursuing life-saving cures and treatments.

June 22, 2011

"I commend President Obama for honoring his commitment to begin troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, but I urge him to provide his long-term strategy for total withdrawal as soon as possible. U.S.

June 21, 2011

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Tom Rooney (FL-16) today will introduce the "Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act," a bipartisan bill to improve patient safety by reducing shortages of life-saving drugs.

June 16, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Diana DeGette today joined with other key House Democrats to request that McKinsey & Company release methodology and other important information on their recent study on the Affordable Care Act and employer sponsored health care. Serious concerns have been raised about the accuracy of the study that conflicts with other nonpartisan studies on the issue.

June 3, 2011

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette voted against two House measures pertaining to U.S. involvement in Libya. She issued the following statement regarding her opposition:

June 1, 2011

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement today after stocks fell sharply on the backs of weak employment and manufacturing reports.

May 31, 2011

WASHINGTON – Tonight, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-1) voted "Yes" on H.R. 1954 "Debt Limit Extension," raising our nation's debt ceiling in order to enable our government to pay its obligations. DeGette issued the following statement in response to the House vote in which this critical measure failed, 318 to 97.