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DeGette Statement On Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act

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.

DeGette Statement On White House Contraceptive Coverage Announcement

February 10, 2012

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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.

DeGette Statement On Proposition 8 Ruling

February 7, 2012

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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.

DeGette Statement On Komen Reversal

February 3, 2012

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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.

DeGette, Hinchey, And Polis Call On President To Endorse Stronger Protections From Hydraulic Fracturing, More Study

February 2, 2012

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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.

Slaughter, DeGette Applaud HHS Decision Not to Expand Religious Exemption for Birth Control

January 20, 2012

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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.

DeGette Statement on US DOT Grant Award to DU

January 17, 2012

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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.

Ranking Members Waxman, DeGette, and Butterfield Request Hearing on Carrier IQ Controversy and Consumer Privacy

January 12, 2012

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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.

DeGette Hails Results of GAO Study on Drug Shortages

December 15, 2011

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DeGette Pleased with CO Commission Decision on Fracking Disclosure

December 13, 2011

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DENVER, CO– U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) released the following statement regarding theColorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's (COGCC) vote today to requirepublic disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracking. DeGette is theauthor and lead sponsor of the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness ofChemicals Act (FRAC Act), which would remove the oil and gas industry'sexemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act, and require disclosure of the chemicalsused in fracking fluids.

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