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DeGette and Slaughter Applaud Move

WASHINGTON – Bi-partisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, today lauded President Obama's inclusion of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs and elimination of failed abstinence education programs in his budget proposal.

Slaughter and DeGette Applaud Step in Right Direction, Call for More Action

Washington, DC – Bi-partisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, and Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today applauded family planning investments in President Obama's budget proposal.

Urge Teens to Log-On and Take the Quiz

WASHINGTON - Today, a group of bipartisan legislators, including U.S. Reps. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Mike Castle (R-DE), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), and Judy Biggert (R-IL) joined together to introduce a Congressional resolution to renew the national effort to reduce teen pregnancy by supporting the goals of National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. The National Day, which will be observed today, centers on helping teens focus on the importance of postponing pregnancy and parenthood until they are adults.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today unveiled a new interactive Congressional website – https://degette.house.gov – to reflect the innovation of Colorado and the Denver-metro region. The website was developed as a service for constituents and a resource for the media to learn about U.S. Rep. DeGette's positions and activities representing the people of the First Congressional District of Colorado.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today congratulated Denver's East High School for taking first place in the "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" competition for the third year in a row. During the national competition, East High School also won the special Lincoln Award, presented to the school whose class achieved the highest score on Question 3 of Unit Three, which is based on a lesson about Abraham Lincoln in honor of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth.

Denver – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today released a newly developed Recovery Act Resource guide to help constituents of the First Congressional District navigate The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This guide is designed to assist constituents, businesses, and local governments in determining what funding is available to them and how to access it. The Office of U.S. Rep. DeGette may also be able to help with grant requests including writing a letter of support for an application.