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Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette spelled out the importance social media can play when researching diseases and treatments in a July 2014 congressional health subcommittee meeting.
DeGette told a story about a family with a child who had the rare NGYL1 disease. The father was a computer professor at the University of Utah and searched the Internet for others who suffer from the ailment. The father was able to identify patients around the world which, led to a research group being formed and a paper scheduled for publication.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) addressed the Atlantic Council about the promise of wearable internet medical devices and the patient privacy protection challenge they present policy makers.
Washington, DC – The Colorado Congressional delegation today welcomed the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee's pledge to work with the delegation to schedule a field hearing and site visit to the Aurora VA Hospital. The delegation sent a bipartisan letter to the committee's chairman, Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and ranking member, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), last month requesting the visit to look into the mismanagement that has delayed construction of the facility.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette issued the following statement after reports detailed a letter sent by 47 Republican U.S. Senators that attempts to undercut ongoing nuclear talks:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement after the House passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the remainder of the fiscal year:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette issued the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement after voting against H.J.Res. 35, which would continue to jeopardize long-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security:
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. House Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) commended the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) vote to approve regulation that will reinstate legal protections to keep internet content open.
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), and Jared Polis (CO-02) made the following statement calling for an immediate vote in the House on a clean bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) published a BuzzFeed community post today to celebrate the designation of Browns Canyon as a National Monument. Browns Canyon in Chaffee County, Colorado is Colorado's eighth National Monument.