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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1)tonight issued the following statement regarding her vote against the debtceiling deal agreed to by Congressional leaders. The bill passed the House of Representativesby 269 – 161, and now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass, andeventually be signed into law by the President.
WASHINGTON-- US Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response toSpeaker Boehner's politically-motivated, and completely symbolic, vote on theReid plan to address the debt ceiling. DeGette voted for the bill as a morebalanced approach to address the looming default crisis than any of theunworkable solutions proposed by the House Republicans.
U.S.Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to passageof the House Republican's plan to address the looming default crisis. OnThursday, DeGette, who joined with the entire Democratic caucus in votingagainst Speaker Boehner's proposal, cosponsored H.R.
WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1), Congress'sleading voice on ethical embryonic stem cell (ESC) research issued thefollowing statement in response to U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth'sdecision to dismiss the Sherley v. Sebelius lawsuit challenging federal fundingof ESC research.
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WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) introduced the Research Participants Protection Act, a bill designed to modernizeand improve our nation's system for safeguarding the volunteers who participatein research trials to find cures and treatments for diseases.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to tonight's breakdown in negotiations over a deal to raise the debt ceiling:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement following House passage of H.R. 2560. The bill, which would require passage of a constitutional amendment out of both the House and Senate prior to raising the debt ceiling, includes cuts even steeper than the devastating Ryan budget and caps federal outlays at levels not seen since 1966.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement in response to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on additional preventive health services that should be covered and provided to women at no cost, under insurance plans created by the Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) submitted the following comments yesterday to the U.S. Forest Service in response to their proposed Colorado Roadless Rule. The Forest Service is considering a state-specific rule to manage inventoried roadless areas on national forest lands in Colorado, rather than complying with the national rule.