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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today supported H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which passed on a strong bipartisan vote of 249 to 175. This bill is focused on giving state and local law enforcement the tools and resources they need to investigate and prosecute hate crimes.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today joined U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) in leading the House of Representatives in a moment of silence in honor of the 10 year anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Below are here comments as prepared for delivery:

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1) and Mike Castle (R-DE) introduced a bill to help prevent diabetes from affecting children and families in minority communities. Minority communities, including African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, have higher rates of diabetes and are often less able to obtain the care they need to manage their disease.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Michael Castle (R-DE), chief architects of bipartisan legislation expanding stem cell research, today commented on the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) draft guidelines for the federal funding of stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research. On March 16, Reps. DeGette and Castle visited with the Acting Director Kington and leading stem cell experts at the NIH to review plans for moving forward with an expanded federal policy.

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that Alden Weissfeld, a Thomas Jefferson High School junior, won the 2009 First Congressional District Arts Competition. As part of the award, Mr. Weissfeld's, "An Old Time," painting, will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. He will also accompany Rep. DeGette to a special reception this summer in the nation's capital.