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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

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January 28, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair DianaDeGette (D-CO), chief architect of the Stem Cell Research EnhancementAct, today offered the following response to President George W. Bush'sState of the Union address:

January 28, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO) todayreleased the following statement on Private First Class Duncan C.Crookston, who died late last week from complications resulting frominjuries sustained in Iraq:

January 24, 2008
DeGette Says We Must Focus on Prevention and Disease Management

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chair of the House Diabetes CaucusCongresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the following comments todayon newly released figures from the American Diabetes Association (ADA)showing an increase in economic costs of diabetes in 2007.