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February 27, 2008

WASHINGTON – As energy prices continue to rise, oil approaching $102per barrel and gasoline costing $3.15 at the pump, Energy and CommerceCommittee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today supported the RenewableEnergy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, which ends unnecessarysubsidies to big oil companies and invests in clean, renewable energyand energy efficiency.

February 26, 2008
DeGette Presses Food Company Chiefs; Giving Government Mandatory Recall Authority is the Way Forward

WASHINGTON, D.C.
February 26, 2008
DeGette Highlights Administration Actions that Restrict States' ability to Provide Health Care to Low-Income Children

WASHINGTON, D.C.
February 20, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the news of another stem cell advancement,Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), thechief architect of the Embryonic Stem Cell Research Act, today released the following comments:

"This new discovery represents another exciting advancement in embryonic stem cell research.

February 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC – Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) today releasedthe following statement as she voted in favor of a 21-day extension ofthe Protect America Act, which addresses the Foreign IntelligenceSurveillance Act (FISA):

February 7, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the release of the Bush Administration's 2009 budget proposal for the Department of Energy, Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) chaired today's Energy and Commerce Committee hearing examining the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2009 budget proposal with Samuel W. Bodman, the Secretary of Energy, testifying.
February 4, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) today offeredthe following comments on President Bush's 2009 Budget Proposal:

"The priorities reflected in President Bush's 2009 budget proposal donot reflect the priorities of the American people. Americans deserve abudget that helps them meet real life needs -- a budget based onreality.

January 31, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stemming from mounting Congressional pressure, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to reverse its earlier decision of closing up to 13 of its field laboratories, including the Federal Center lab located in Lakewood.
January 29, 2008
DeGette Assails Bush Administration for Barriers to Health Care that Keep the Number of Uninsured American's at 47 Million

WASHINGTON,D.C.