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June 28, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner calling on him to bring a comprehensive immigration reform bill to the floor for a vote. Whether it is the Senate version, which passed that chamber on a broad bipartisan basis, or the House bipartisan version that has been in negotiations, DeGette believes Congress must fulfill its duty to address this critical issue for the nation.
June 28, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement in response to the Administration's announcement of the final rules on contraception coverage and religious organizations:
June 27, 2013
Burn Pit Toxic Exposure Illnesses Will Be Studied, Treated at Defense Centers of Excellence Under New Bill
June 26, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBT Caucus, released the following statement after the introduction of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would ensure the full repeal of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Rep. DeGette is an original co-sponsor of the bill.
June 26, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's rulings today to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and to dismiss the appeal of California's Proposition 8, which will now allow marriage to resume in our nation's largest state. Earlier this year, Rep. DeGette, who is Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBT Caucus, signed an amicus brief on DOMA, urging the Court to overturn this discriminatory law.
June 25, 2013
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
June 24, 2013
DENVER – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) announced the introduction of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2013, which proposes a balanced approach to protect 31 wilderness areas and two potential wilderness areas, totaling approximately 750,000 acres, across the state.
June 20, 2013
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today issued the following statement regarding her vote against the Farm Bill, H.R. 1947. The bill failed 195 to 234. The bill would have gutted $20.5 Billion in funding for the critical Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as the food stamp program. SNAP provides vital food support for over 45 million Americans, nearly half of whom are children.
June 19, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Charlie Dent (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Stem Cell Research Advancement Act, to ensure a lasting framework for ethical embryonic stem cell research at the National Institutes for Health (NIH), and to bring certainty to the scientific community pursuing research that could produce life-saving cures and treatments.
June 18, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, joined several other Members in speaking out against the extreme legislation advancing today in the House that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks, with no exception to protect a woman's health.