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October 20, 2008

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Energyand Commerce Committee, today applauded the White House for signing theStephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008 intolaw. President George W. Bush signed H.R.

October 3, 2008

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, Vice Chair of the Committee onEnergy and Commerce, today offered the following statement on thebipartisan Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which passedthe House of Representatives on a vote of 263 to 171:

September 30, 2008

Denver - US Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the followingstatement regarding the opening of the new Cherry Creek Post at 201Columbine Street in Cherry Creek North in East Denver.

September 29, 2008

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, Vice Chair of the Committee onEnergy and Commerce, today offered the following statement on thebipartisan Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which failedto pass the House of Representatives on a vote of 205-228:

September 26, 2008

DeGette and Castle Drop New Bill Expanding Stem Cell Research; Directs Overarching Ethical Framework

September 26, 2008

Over 125 Members ofCongress Send Message to Bush Administration that Proposed New RuleJeopardizes Health Care Services and Information

September 25, 2008

WASHINGTON – Today, the United States House ofRepresentatives passed HR 6469, the Stephanie Tubbs Jones OrganTransplant Act of 2008. The bipartisan legislation was sponsored byU.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jim Costa (D-CA) and Dave Camp(R-MI). It increases authorization for the Organ Procurement andTransplantation Network (OPTN) to $7 million, the first increase to theOPTN since 1984.

September 25, 2008

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), ViceChair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today praised thepassage of H.R. 1343, The Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008.