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"Congresswoman Diana DeGette's office announced the introduction of the Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act, a bill intended to ensure that federal marijuana laws don't exempt the Colorado voter-approved Amendment 64 and a similar measure in Washington state."
This sentence appeared in a November 2012 Westword post — but it could also apply to DeGette's actions this week.
"Congresswoman Diana DeGette's office announced the introduction of the Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act, a bill intended to ensure that federal marijuana laws don't exempt the Colorado voter-approved Amendment 64 and a similar measure in Washington state."
This sentence appeared in a November 2012Westword post — but it could also apply to DeGette's actions this week.
A local veteran finally received a long-overdue medal. He was supposed to receive the award more than 40 years ago but finally got it on Tuesday.
Rep. Diana DeGette presented the Soldier's Medal to Army Spc. Joseph Gilmore at VFW Post 1 in Denver. He was set to receive it in 1973 but he never got the medal because of a missing letter of recommendation.
Gilmore said he did not even think about the medal for years.
"Before the medal was awarded or due to be awarded I was shipped to Germany," Gilmore said. "So I kind of almost forgot about it."
A report released Friday by Congress' nonpartisan watchdog agency says federal officials do not have a firm grasp on the thousands of abandoned and potentially dangerous mines on its land.
The Government Accountability Office study says some of the mines hold the potential for human and environmental health risks.
WASHINGTON — Very little has come easy to the VA hospital project in Aurora, and that pattern is threatening to repeat itself later this month when agency officials attempt to get $625 million more for the over-budget facility.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) joined with her colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and questioned witnesses from the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, Government Accountability Office, and Department of Energy about their response to the Animas River spill and called for a stronger approach to cleanup at abandoned mines in Western states.
Denver – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) announced her support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action concerning Iran's nuclear program and offered the following statement:
"After careful consideration and extensive research and outreach to experts, administration officials, and concerned citizens in the first Congressional District, I have decided to support the nuclear agreement between the United States, Iran, and our international coalition partners. This treaty is our best option to achieve the national security objectives of America and its allies.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) renewed her call for the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation to release full, unedited video footage of Planned Parenthood Federation of America staff and associated facilities obtained by the Center for Medical Progress. In the four weeks since Rep. DeGette first called for the release of unedited footage, the Center for Medical Progress has continued to post heavily edited videos with dozens of film splices used to distort and misrepresent the actions of Planned Parenthood and its affiliates.
WASHINGTON -- Federal laboratories working with bioterror pathogens are "the leading offenders" that have repeatedly been referred for sanctions because of safety violations, yet regulators from the Department of Health and Human Services have largely responded with violation letters, according to documents released by Congressional watchdogs for a hearing on lab safety Tuesday.
On July 23, House and Senate Democrats introduced a landmark bill that would see non-discrimination protections extended to the LGBT community on a federal level. Titled the Equality Act, the bill has a very close Colorado connection, with US Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) being one of its key original co-sponsors.