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October 5, 2016

Denver, CO – Congresswoman Diana DeGette helped secure a $1.35 million grant, announced today, enabling Denver and the Regional Transportation District to improve service to riders by studying transit oriented development (TOD).

October 3, 2016

If the bipartisan “buyer’s remorse” Congress feels for passing a popular bill for victims of Sept. 11 over the president’s veto came from a lack of information, then three members of Colorado’s congregation who opposed it should be applauded for at least doing their homework.

September 28, 2016

Washington, DC On behalf of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, co-chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY) hailed as a major breakthrough today’s approval by the Food and Drug Administration of a first-ever commercial version of an artificial pancreas system to improve the treatment of type 1 diabetes.

September 28, 2016

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today said U.S. national security interests compelled her to vote against overriding President Obama’s veto of legislation allowing lawsuits against the Saudi Arabian government over the September 11 attacks.

September 28, 2016

Washington, DC – Congress today approved a bill co-sponsored by Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) to name a medical health clinic for veterans in Colorado after a war hero from Pueblo.

September 21, 2016

Republican members of a special House committee investigating fetal-tissue transactions voted Wednesday to hold a biotechnology firm in contempt of Congress, moments after Democrats walked out of the Capitol Hill meeting in protest.

September 20, 2016

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today said tomorrow’s hastily-arranged Select Panel votes are designed to harass researchers and will put their life-saving work at risk.

September 16, 2016

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette called on Congress to better fund the fight against the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic in Colorado and throughout the nation on Friday, saying legislation to address the issue thus far needs to go further.

September 14, 2016

As Prepared for Delivery

Mr. Chairman, I’m wondering something about the Affordable Care Act. Do you know if it covers treatment for déjà vu? There seems to be a mass outbreak of that on Capitol Hill when it comes to the ACA; here are some of the symptoms:

September 7, 2016

Washington, DC – Congresswomen Diana DeGette and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, today called for a Government Accountability Office investigation into the many barriers women face at the state and local levels when trying to access reproductive medical care, including abortion services.