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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette met today with three Ukrainian women who recently arrived in Denver after being forced to flee their home.
They shared with the congresswoman what they saw and what their families have gone through.
It was a quiet, warm and safe place to be, unlike their homeland. DeGette sat down with the refugees at her office in Denver for an unofficial welcome to the United States.
Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D) wants the EPA to look into past permits given to the oil refinery in Commerce City.
Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette is preparing to host a hearing on the nation's mental health crisis. On Monday, she hosted Dr. K Ron-Li Liaw, the new mental health in chief at Children's Hospital Colorado.
Liaw is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with areas of expertise in "trauma and resilience, co-occurring medical and mental health issues and children's and families' responses to acute and chronic stress, among others."
Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) introduced the Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000) on Nov. 15, a bill aimed at accelerating medical research and patient access to novel therapeutics.
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), the chair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, pressed Congress to fully fund a new public-private health agency to tackle some of the country’s most intractable diseases.
“It will be lean and mean,” DeGette said on Thursday of the proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), speaking at The Hill’s Diabetes Technology event.
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, chaired by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), will hold a hybrid hearing that includes both in-person and remote attendance on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 10:30 a.m ET. This hearing will take place in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely using Cisco WebEx online video conferencing. The hearing is entitled, "Protecting Communities from Industrial Accidents: Revitalizing the Chemical Safety Board."
The game we see in Washington is not usually the game being played. And there's no bigger football than conservation right now.
There's gamesmanship, brinksmanship and partisanship, and then there's the test of time and commitment.
Register U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver in the latter category.
Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette hosted a hearing that focused specifically on children and COVID-19 with mental health experts. The pandemic has taken a mental toll on the younger generation, with Children's Hospital Colorado declaring an emergency in the state.
"What can parents and communities be doing right now to support you to prevent crises?" asked DeGette.
On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at 10:30 a.m ET. This hearing will take place in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely using Cisco WebEx online video conferencing. The hearing is entitled, "Putting Kids First: Addressing COVID-19's Impacts on Children."
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Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette is teaming up with other members of Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection act. This would guarantee the right of all Americans to access abortion care regardless of where they live.
This comes after Texas passed a strict abortion ban. The Texas law, allowed to stand in a decision Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court, bans abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, typically around six weeks. In a highly unusual twist, enforcement will be done by private citizens who can sue anyone they believe is violating the law.