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DeGette says common-sense federal framework needed to govern fracking
May 9, 2013
By: Bruce Finley
Citing concerns from communities across Colorado, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette on Thursday said there's a need for "a federal framework of common-sense fracking regulations" to resolve a patchwork of state policies.Rep. Diana DeGette to perform civil-unions ceremonies at stroke of midnight
April 30, 2013
By: Lynn Bartels
Colorado's longest-serving member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, will be performing civil union ceremonies tonight after the clock strikes midnight.House Hydro Bill Tests Water for Broad Energy Deals
April 23, 2013
Bill would break dam for small Colorado hydropower
March 24, 2013
By: Mark Jaffe
George Wenschhoff wanted to put a center-pivot irrigator on his Meeker cattle ranch, but it was going to need a lot of electricity. So he decided to add his own hydropower plant.
How did Wenschhoff, 72, hit on the idea?
Lawmakers Wrestle With How to Keep Guns Away From People Prone to Violence
March 4, 2013
By: By Fawn Johnson
Screaming Trees
June 15, 2012
By: Sophie Quinton
A growing beetle infestation is killing the forests of western Colorado. To some, it’s the unassailable evidence of the shifting climate. So why are there so few calls for action either there or in Washington?
Screaming Trees
June 15, 2012
Diana DeGette's clean-energy tour to Coolerado, RavenBrick
June 14, 2012
By: Sam Levin
FDA overhaul a rare display of bipartisanship in Congress
June 4, 2012
By: Allison Sherry
WASHINGTON — Something rare occurred recently in this fractured, partisan place: The Senate and then the House passed significant legislation overhauling the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
DENVER– U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response tothe U.S. Department of Labor's announcement they were awarding a $17.26 millionTrade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant(TAACCCT) to the Community College of Denver (CCD). The grant providesfor CCD member institutions to partner with local employers to help unemployedand underemployed Colorado workers receive the training they need to find jobsin the energy industry.
The Debt Ceiling: Simplify the Process; Solve the Problem
July 13, 2011
By: Rep. Diana DeGette