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February 17, 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement today after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request for a rehearing that sought to overturn the Clinton Era Roadless Rule. The appellants – the State of Wyoming and the Colorado Mining Association – now have 90 days to file a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.

February 17, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Diana DeGette, Frank Pallone, Jr., Rosa L. DeLauro, and Carolyn B. Maloney sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg urging the agency to take action on recommendations by the FDA’s General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel.

February 17, 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement after voting for the Conference Report to H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. The bill passed the House of Representatives 293 to 132.

February 10, 2012
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement today after the White House announcement on preventive care services for women.

February 7, 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that California’s Proposition 8 banning same sex marriage was unconstitutional.

February 3, 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today issued the following statement regarding the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s reversal of their policy stopping funding grants for Planned Parenthood.

February 2, 2012
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today asked President Obama to back stronger environmental and public health standards to protect against the risks of hydraulic fracturing.
January 20, 2012
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-1), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, applauded today's ruling by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ensuring access to affordable birth control.
In their final rule on preventative services available under t
January 17, 2012
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation's announcement that University of Denver (DU) will receive a federal grant for transportation research and education as a University Transportation Center.
January 12, 2012

Washington, DC— Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Diana DeGette, Ranking Member of the Oversight and InvestigationsSubcommittee, and Rep. G. K.