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January 28, 2014
Scores of House Democrats entered the legal fight over ObamaCare's birth-control mandate Tuesday, filing an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in defense of the contentious coverage requirement.
Behind House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the lawmakers say the provision – which requires most employers to cover birth control for their workers – does not infri
January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC— Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette sent a letter to Chairmen Fred Upton and Tim Murphy to request a hearing on recent reports of an onslaught of telephone scams, particularly targeting employees at work and older Americans.
January 27, 2014
DENVER, CO – With the Denver Broncos set to face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII, U.S. Rep Diana DeGette (C0-01) and the Colorado House Delegation extended a friendly wager with the Washington House Delegation, led by Rep.
January 27, 2014
Super Bowls bring out the gambler in everyone and Congress is no different.
Colorado's seven House members have put their wagers on the table for the upcoming battle between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks.
On the other side, Washington lawmakers are waiting with their own bets.
Colorado Rep.
January 24, 2014
Washington, DC – The Colorado Congressional delegation today urged the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate additional resources from the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program to help fill a shortfall in flood recovery resources.
January 23, 2014
(Reuters) - Three Democratic members of the House of Representatives sent Target Corp Chief Executive Gregg Steinhafel a letter on Thursday requesting documents on a data breach that affected tens of millions of Target customers.
The request from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is in advance of a hearing scheduled for next month.
"This br
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement regarding her support of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Omnibus), which passed the House 359-67.
"While I do not like everything in this bill, it was a compromise that will benefit Colorado and the nation.
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON – Fed up with the House GOP's focus on restricting women's health rights instead of considering a real economic agenda for women and families, pro-choice members of Congress led by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) – Co-Chairs of the Pro-Choice Caucus – protested a House Judiciary Committee Markup of another anti-choice bill.
January 15, 2014
Earlier today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) defended the committee's attack on women's health care rights, saying it "promotes job creation." Here's the full quote:
Chairman Goodlatte: It's very much the case that those of us in the Majority support this legislation because it is the morally right thing to do, but it is also very, v
January 14, 2014
Six high-profile lawmakers from Colorado's congressional delegation are urging swift action from the federal government to allow marijuana-related businesses access to basic banking services.
Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, along with fellow Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis and Republican Rep.