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December 9, 2009

Reid Says Deal Resolves the Impasse on the Public Option

December 9, 2009

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By: Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn

December 8, 2009
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to table the Nelson amendment:

December 7, 2009

WASHINGTON – As the United States prepares to engage the world on climate change in Copenhagen, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement on the Environmental Protections Agency's (EPA) finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health and the environment:

December 3, 2009

Abortion showdown looms in Senate

December 3, 2009

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By: Erica Werner

Senators debating health care legislation are headed for a clash over abortion, the issue that threatened to derail the bill in the House.

Abortion showdown looms in Senate

December 3, 2009

December 2, 2009
DeGette and Castle Praise Renewed Investment in Stem Cell Research

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Michael Castle (R-DE), the chief architects of bipartisan stem cell research legislation, released the following joint statement on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) approval of the first batch of stem cell lines in accordance with the Guidelines issued in July:

December 2, 2009
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee, today released the following statement on the Obama Administration's new Afghanistan policy:

November 19, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, today released the following statement regarding the abortion provision included in the U.S. Senate's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

November 18, 2009

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, today clarified claims made regarding the Stupak-Pitts Amendment.

November 18, 2009

DeGette: Study Confirms Radical Implications Of Stupak Amendment

November 18, 2009

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By: Brian Beutler

November 17, 2009

DeGette says Stupak won't have the votes to keep his amendment

November 17, 2009

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By: Michael O'Brien

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) won't have the votes to block a health bill if it doesn't contain his abortion restrictions, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) claimed Tuesday.