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February 17, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Diana DeGette, Frank Pallone, Jr., Rosa L. DeLauro, and Carolyn B. Maloney sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg urging the agency to take action on recommendations by the FDA’s General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel. Over two years ago, the panel recommended many safeguards that FDA could implement to protect consumers from the serious and deadly cancer risks posed by tanning beds.

February 17, 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement after voting for the Conference Report to H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. The bill passed the House of Representatives 293 to 132.

February 10, 2012
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement today after the White House announcement on preventive care services for women.

“I am pleased that today the White House reaffirmed that universal coverage of contraception for women is a central tenet of essential women’s health care. This announcement helps ensure that millions of people and their dependents will have access to critical health care.

February 7, 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that California’s Proposition 8 banning same sex marriage was unconstitutional.

February 3, 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) today issued the following statement regarding the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s reversal of their policy stopping funding grants for Planned Parenthood.

February 2, 2012
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today asked President Obama to back stronger environmental and public health standards to protect against the risks of hydraulic fracturing. In a letter, the House members requested the President's support for the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act, which would require the disclosure of chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing natural gas extraction process.
January 20, 2012
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-1), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, applauded today's ruling by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ensuring access to affordable birth control.
In their final rule on preventative services available under the Affordable Care Act, HHS maintained the exemption for churches, but gave other religiously affiliated organizations one year to comply with the rule.
January 17, 2012
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation's announcement that University of Denver (DU) will receive a federal grant for transportation research and education as a University Transportation Center. The program, administered by the DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), will provide a total of $77 Million in grants to institutions across the country to drive innovative solutions to local transportation challenges, and in turn, strengthen the efficiency of our nation's system.
January 12, 2012

Washington, DC— Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Diana DeGette, Ranking Member of the Oversight and InvestigationsSubcommittee, and Rep. G. K. Butterfield Ranking Member of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee called for a Committee hearing on the concerns about consumer privacy raised by the recent Carrier IQ software controversy.