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WASHINGTON — Congress is filled with traditions and one of the most cherished — if not occasionally ridiculed — is the ritual of lawmakers making bets whenever their team makes the Big Game.
Sports-crazy Colorado is no exception and the last few days have been filled with the announcements of various wagers between Broncos fans and supporters of that other team from the South somewhere.
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Windsor, was the first to kick off the Super Bowl madness.
WASHINGTON, DC — In anticipation of Super Bowl 50’s showdown between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers, U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Alma Adams (NC-12) placed hometown dishes on the line in a wager on whose team will triumph this Super Bowl Sunday in Santa Clara. The loser will be responsible for providing local food and drink from her congressional district to the other member. Representative Mike Honda (CA-17) has agreed to officiate the wager and keep the competition ‘friendly’.
Five members of Congress, including Denver Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, are calling on their Republican colleagues to end the investigations into Planned Parenthood.
The request comes in the wake of a grand jury indictment in Texas against David Daleiden and Sandra S. Merritt of the Center for Medical Progress, the producers of heavily-edited and widely-discredited videos that purported to show Planned Parenthood officials engaging in the illegal sale of fetal tissue.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Pro-Choice Caucus co-chairs, Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) led over 120 of their Democratic colleagues and called for an end to ongoing, politically-motivated House and Senate investigations into Planned Parenthood, in light of the many independent state investigations across the country that have cleared Planned Parenthood of wrongdoing.
Renewable energy rules, federal highway funds and charging local tax on Internet sales were among issues discussed when Englewood City Council members met with U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat who represents Colorado’s 1st Congressional District.
DeGette said one issue on the tentative congressional agenda is to overhaul the 2005 energy act, which could benefit residents, companies and local governments.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the World H
In his final State of the Union Address, President Obama announced that Vice President Joe Biden — who last year lost his son to brain cancer — would spearhead a "moonshot" to cure cancer.
At the University of Colorado Cancer Center, we already take part in research and data gathering to contribute to the vice president's mission.
In his final State of the Union Address, President Obama announced that after losing a son to brain cancer, Vice President Joe Biden would spearhead a “moonshot” to cure cancer. At the University of Colorado Cancer Center, we already take part in research and data gathering to contribute to the vice president’s mission.
DENVER, CO — Ahead of Sunday’s second round NFL play-off matchup where the Denver Broncos will host the Pittsburgh Steelers, U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Mike Doyle (PA-14) placed a ‘friendly’ wager on whose team will win and advance to the AFC Championship Game. The loser will be responsible for providing local food from their Congressional District to the other Member.
DENVER, CO – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement hailing Planned Parenthood's RICO lawsuit filed today in federal court against the Center for Medical Progress, an anti-choice front group that attacked the health care provider in a series of videos last year: