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. Energy and Commerce Committee Vice-Chairman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today challenged the Bush Administration to adequately fund this program and start putting the facts before politics on the issue of kids' health.
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. In addition, Chief Deputy Whip DeGette offered and withdrew an amendment for the creation of a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), initiating and leading a discussion among Committee Members about the value and potential energy efficiency of creating a standard that requires electric utilities to generate a percentage of their power from renewable sources.
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. The result couldreduce on-the-ground management of bark beetles, hazardous fuels andforest health needs.