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January 10, 2014
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement in opposition to H.R. 3830, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, which would give President Obama the authority to fast track U.S. trade agreements.
"I am opposed to H.R.
January 9, 2014
As the Senate takes up a measure to extend unemployment insurance, Republicans in the House of Representatives are looking to make 2014 another banner year for anti-abortion laws.
A panel of 12 men on the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on a bill Thursday that would deny tax subsidies to women and small businesses who purchase health insurance plans that in
January 8, 2014
House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing Thursday on Anti-Choice LegislationRep.
December 16, 2013
WASHINGTON –U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO1) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX27) introduced H.R. 3736, the Protecting Advance Communications for Emergency Services Act (PACES) Act.
December 13, 2013
DENVER – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement in response to the tragic school shooting at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado:
"Our Colorado community has once again been shaken by yet another needless and horrific act of violence.
December 12, 2013
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today issued the following statement regarding her vote on the compromise budget deal. DeGette voted for the bill, which passed the House 332 – 94.
Rep.
December 5, 2013
Birth control has proven highly effective and reliable. It's also been good for Democrats' political fortunes.
December 5, 2013
Democratic women lawmakers on Wednesday said they are confident the Supreme Court would uphold an ObamaCare mandate that requires most employers to cover birth control in their insurance plans.
"The healthcare decisions should be made by the employees, not by someone who is running a for-profit company that's not a religious institution," Rep.
December 5, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (O&I), issued the following statement regarding her vote in favor of H.R. 3309 Innovation Act:
"Abusive and frivolous patent litigation has become a serious problem for countless businesses throughout the country.
December 1, 2013
SILVERTON – A tiny 11 kilowatt hydroelectric project built by the San Juan County Historical Society at the Mayflower Mill near Silverton is the first small hydro project in Colorado, and one of the first in the nation, to qualify for exclusion from federal permitting requirements under the recently enacted Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, a federal small hydro permitting reform bill sig