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DeGette: House Republicans showing 'true colors' on abortion bills
February 10, 2011
By: Daniel Strauss
House Republicans are pushing legislation to restrict abortion rights to appease their conservative base, the chairwoman of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus said.
'Protect Life' bill to ban federal abortion funding is debated
February 9, 2011
By: Felicia Sonmez
Democrats raise red flag on drilling, water-safety act
February 2, 2011
By: Allison Sherry
Twelve companies may have violated the Safe Drinking Water Act when using diesel fuel to extract oil and gas in 19 states, including Colorado, House Democrats charged Monday.
Act now on embryonic stem-cell research funds
September 15, 2010
By: The Denver Post Editorial Board
Congress last week was given the needed breathing room to pass a legislative solution that allows for federal financing of embryonic stem-cell research.
Stem-cell research pushed to top of Congress' agenda
September 15, 2010
By: Mike Riley
WASHINGTON — Despite a packed legislative calendar, quashing a recent court ruling that bans federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research has suddenly risen to the top of Congress' pre-election to-do list.
Stem Cell Financing Ban Ends, for Now
September 9, 2010
By: Gardiner Harris
The Covenant
September 6, 2010
By: Peter J. Boyer
Francis Collins, a fervent Christian, thought he had resolved the stem-cell debate. A federal judge disagreed.
The Covenant
September 6, 2010
DeGette joins House panel at La. hearings on spill, decries human toll
June 8, 2010
By: Joey Bunch
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette said the sight of miles of Louisiana marshes coated in oil and the dank smell of crude in the humid air might pale next to the human cost of the disaster.
Worker believes cancer caused by fracking fluids
May 11, 2010
By: Dennis Webb