Press Releases
WASHINGTON,DC - Energy and Commerce Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) released thefollowing statement as Committee Republicans continue to put the healthcare of millions of children at risk by delaying today's mark-up ofH.R. 3162, the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (CHAMPAct):
WASHINGTON, DC - As the deadline to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) approaches, the Bush Administration continues to play fast and loose with the facts on kids health despite the overwhelming success of the program.
WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Vice-Chairman Diana DeGette (D-CO) presided over today's opening of the Committee's mark-up of the House Energy Bill.
WASHINGTON, DC - Chief Deputy WhipDiana DeGette (D-CO) today made the following statement in support ofH.R. 2560 - the DeGette-Murphy "Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007":
"I rise today in strong support for H.R. 2560, the "Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Each year, the Mountain West region is threatened bywildfires that scorch thousands of acres of National Forests andgrasslands. However, earlier this year, under the authority granted inthe Continuing Resolution signed into law by the President to fund thegovernment for the remainder of 2007, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)cut funding to Colorado's Region Two by $4.3 million.