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January 20, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the followingstatement today after the swearing in of the 44th President of theUnited States, Barack Obama:

January 15, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce, and Louise M.

January 15, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today was selected bySpeaker Nancy Pelosi to the serve on the Natural Resources Committee.

January 14, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce, spoke on the House floor today insupport of H.R.

January 9, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce, today supported two measures thathave been stalled under the Republican Administration.

January 9, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce, today praised the selection ofColorado lawmakers, Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis, to the HouseRules Committee.

January 8, 2009

WASHINGTON – The Colorado Congressional Delegation released thefollowing information regarding applying for positions with the ObamaAdministration:

January 6, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce, today was sworn into the 111thCongress for her 7th term representing the people of the FirstCongressional District of Colorado. As the Dean of the ColoradoDelegation, Congresswoman DeGette offered the following comments:

December 30, 2008

Cites Leadership Position in the House asChief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of Energy and Commerce Best Servingthe People of Colorado


WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today officially withdrewher name from consideration for the U.S. Senate seat vacancy createdupon the confirmation of  Senator Ken Salazar as the Secretary of theInterior:

December 22, 2008

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Michael Castle (R-DE),chief architects of legislation expanding stem cell research, led abipartisan group of legislators today in sending a letterto President-Elect Barack Obama urging him to immediately removeexisting federal barriers to embryonic stem cell research by ExecutiveOrder upon taking office. Reps.