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May 19, 2009
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Diana DeGette of Denver, CO, and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard of Los Angeles, CA today made a friendly wager on the upcoming Denver-Los Angeles Western Conference Finals series in the NBA Playoffs.

May 15, 2009

Trip to Afghanistan Reaffirms Commitment to Afghan People and U.S. Troops

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today supported H.R. 2346, FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which passed on a vote of 368 to 60.

May 14, 2009

WASHINGTON – Upon returning from an informative and productive trip to Afghanistan, a bipartisan delegation of female Members of Congress sent a letter to Afghanistan President, Hamid Karzai, expressing their deep concern about the treatment of women and erosion of their rights in Afghanistan under the Shiite Personal Status Law recently passed by the National Assembly.

May 14, 2009

Colorado Estimated to Receive $66 Million; $16 Million Estimated for Denver County Alone

May 4, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today unveiled a new interactive Congressional website – https://degette.house.gov – to reflect the innovation of Colorado and the Denver-metro region. The website was developed as a service for constituents and a resource for the media to learn about U.S. Rep.

May 1, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today congratulated Denver's East High School for taking first place in the "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" competition for the third year in a row.

May 1, 2009

Denver – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today released a newly developed Recovery Act Resource guide to help constituents of the First Congressional District navigate The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).