Diana in the News

Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said a draft version of Cures 2.0, the followup to the 21st Century Cures law, will come out early next year, with the aim of passing it next year. Biden, whose cancer moonshot initiative was part of the 2016 law (Pub. L. 114-255), presided over the Senate when it passed that chamber.

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), who introduced the House proposal for new research aid, called the challenges for research universities a “crisis.” “Aside from studies being shut down, researchers themselves are at risk of losing their jobs,” she said. “The impact on younger researchers and graduate students could have a wave effect.” If additional research funding can’t be included in a comprehensive Covid package before the November elections, DeGette said she would push to pass legislation during the lame-duck session.

The idea for the commission was largely developed and added by Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.).

Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette chaired a House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee panel to hear how coronavirus vaccines should be evaluated for safety.