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May 13, 2020

House Democrats have fired the opening salvo in what could be a long and contentious battle over the next coronavirus relief effort.

May 11, 2020

It hardly feels like campaign season with no rallies and debates. While most of the country has slowed down, Coloradans are more politically engaged than ever.

Congresswoman Diana DeGette, who's served for more than 20 years, says she's never seen so many emails, letters and calls.

"It has been overwhelming."

April 28, 2020

Colorado Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette and Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton have been working on updating the 21st Century Cures Act since the fall. But with the country facing an unprecedented public health crisis, the bipartisan duo is hoping some elements of their upcoming bill are included in the next relief package Congress passes.

April 28, 2020

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette released her blueprint for a "Cures 2.0" bill, an update to the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 that would address clinical trials, modernization of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, and pandemic preparedness in the future.

April 27, 2020

The HHS would have to develop a national strategy for beefing up the nation's ability to spot and test for Covid-19 as well as future outbreaks, under a proposal from two lawmakers looking to follow up on their landmark biomedical innovation law.

April 27, 2020

Second to eliminating the coronavirus altogether, one of the most important things we, as a nation, can do to improve the public health during this unprecedented pandemic is improve air quality.

Nearly a million Americans have now tested positive for coronavirus – a respiratory disease that is wreaking havoc on the lungs of those infected.

April 23, 2020

Donning masks and voting in small groups to avoid close contact, most members of Colorado's congressional delegation voted Thursday to approve a nearly half-trillion-dollar bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn.

April 23, 2020

FIRST IN PULSE: DEMS SEEK ANSWERS OVER WHO FUNDING HALT— Top House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats are demanding details on Trump's announcement he will suspend funding to the World Health Organization, arguing there is "no justification" for the move.

April 19, 2020
As social distancing continues to slow the spread of coronavirus around the country, Americans are eager to know when life will begin to return to normal. People are looking to the federal government for answers on when they can get back to work, when their kids can go back to school, when they can gather together with friends and so much more.
April 14, 2020

Six weeks after the president and other senior officials promised that any American would soon be able to get a test for coronavirus, testing continues to lag, prompting an escalating call from leading medical centers, lawmakers and others for the administration to put in place a coordinated national strategy.