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KUSA – Years before the VA started collecting names of people who believe they may have been sickened by exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, doctors at Denver's National Jewish Health started receiving phone calls from men and women complaining of mysterious medical problems.
Dr. Cecile Rose received her first phone call in 2009.
"It was from an active-duty service member saying she had developed unexplained shortness of breath and a cough following her deployment into Iraq," recalls the pulmonologist.
Five years later, the calls continue to come in.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) commended Denver Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson for her decision to immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to loving same-sex couples. Earlier today, a Boulder District Court judge denied an injunction to prevent issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and Rep. DeGette offered the following statement:
U.S. Senate Democrats, vying to retain control of the chamber in November's midterm election, are touting their support for legislation requiring for-profit companies to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Two Democratic senators in competitive races -- Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Udall of Colorado -- joined a group of women lawmakers today to announce the measure, which seeks to reverse the effect of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week.
WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress said Tuesday that they had developed legislation to override the Supreme Court decision on contraceptives. The bill would ensure that women had access to insurance coverage for birth control even if they worked for businesses that had religious objections.
The bill, put together in consultation with the Obama administration, would require for-profit corporations like Hobby Lobby Stores to provide and pay for contraceptive coverage, along with other preventive health services, under the Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), co-Chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and one of the leaders in the fight for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, will introduce legislation in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood v. Burwell.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a leader in the fight for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, announced that they will introduce legislation in response to Monday's Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. They will ensure that for-profit employers cannot use RFRA to override women's access to contraception.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), co-Chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus and leaders of a 91-member amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court in support of the government in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v Burwell, issued the following statement reacting to the court's ruling this morning:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Louise Slaughter (NY-25), co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in McCullen v. Coakley, which affirms the legality of buffer zones outside of healthcare facilities while striking down Massachusetts' 35-foot fixed buffer zone law over specific issues:
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado ruled that Utah's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Louise Slaughter (NY-25), the co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to permit Peace Corps volunteers to receive abortion coverage in cases of case of rape, incest or when the life of the mother is at stake: