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WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette(D-CO) offered the following remarks on the release of today's U.S.Census Bureau's annual report on Income, Poverty, and Health InsuranceCoverage.
WASHINGTON, DC - Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) today offeredthe following statement on the resignation of Attorney General AlbertoGonzales:
Pledges to Fight Bush Administration for Adequate Funding of SCHIP
WASHINGTON, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette(D-CO) today blasted the Bush Administration for adopting new standardsthat would make it much more difficult for states to extend healthcoverage to children in middle-income families under the StateChildren's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
WASHINGTON, DC – Stemming from the Energy and Commerce Committee's Investigation of the Bush Administration's proposal to consolidate Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labs, a provision was included in H.R. 3161, The FY08 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, blocking the closure of FDA field and district labs, including the facility at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood.
DeGette Assails Republicans for Playing Partisan Politics with the Health of Millions of America's Poor Children