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Imagine this as a scenario for bonding and team-building among members of Congress: a night at a baseball game. In its most extreme iteration, the full House would convene at Nationals Park, be immediately adjourned, and then kick back to eat hot dogs and peanuts, sip beer or lemonade, watch the game, and, most of all, get to know one another better. Maybe even get along better. Maybe even shed the label of "dysfunctional."
Rep. Degette visits Tennyson Center for Children to discuss proposed cuts to critical programs
June 5, 2013
Energy-Rich Colorado Becomes Setting for Fracking Fight
May 23, 2013
By: Jennifer Oldham & Jim Snyder
Representative Diana DeGette, a Colorado Democrat who represents the Denver area, said the shift in attitude toward drilling is less about politics and more about the encroachment on residential areas.WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) updated draft rule for hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") on public lands. The revised draft rule emphasizes the need for an up-to-date, uniform oversight and disclosure framework that would provide relief from the current patchwork of state regulations, allowing for clarifications for industry and more effective safeguards for public lands.
Rep. DeGette's statement is as follows:
DeGette says common-sense federal framework needed to govern fracking
May 9, 2013
By: Bruce Finley
Citing concerns from communities across Colorado, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette on Thursday said there's a need for "a federal framework of common-sense fracking regulations" to resolve a patchwork of state policies.DeGette says common-sense federal framework needed to govern fracking
May 9, 2013
By: Bruce Finley
Citing concerns from communities across Colorado, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette on Thursday said there's a need for "a federal framework of common-sense fracking regulations" to resolve a patchwork of state policies.DeGette says common-sense federal framework needed to govern fracking
May 9, 2013
By: Bruce Finley
Citing concerns from communities across Colorado, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette on Thursday said there's a need for "a federal framework of common-sense fracking regulations" to resolve a patchwork of state policies.