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WASHINGTON – As the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations examines the role of independent institutional review boards (IRBs) that oversee research on human participants, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today offered her support for increased federal regulation and oversight of IRBs during a hearing titled, "Institutional Review Boards that Oversee Experimental Human Testing for Profit." Yesterday, U.S. Rep.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today lauded the recommendations of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Report, "Traceability in the Food Supply Chain." While conducting the study, researchers were only able to track 13 percent [5 of 40] of the selected food products through each stage of the food supply chain.

WASHINGTON – As the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight andInvestigations prepares to examine the role of independentinstitutional review boards that oversee research on humanparticipants, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce, today introduced the Protection for Participants in Research Act.This legislation will strengthen federal regulation and oversight toprotect people who participate in research such as clinical trials.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today supported H.R. 1105,FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which contains the nine FY 2009appropriations bills not completed in the 110th Congress. The measurepassed on a vote of 245 to 178.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), ViceChair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, offered the followingresponse to President Barack Obama's address to a joint session ofCongress:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Co-Chair of the BipartisanCongressional Pro-Choice Caucus, offered the following statement ontoday's New York District Court ruling that the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) violated its own established procedures when itlimited access to emergency contraception to women 18 and over. Therestriction was put in place under the administration ofPresident George W. Bush.

Washington, DC – Today, members of the Colorado Congressionaldelegation met with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki,and discussed plans to move forward with building the new VA MedicalCenter at the Fitzsimons medical campus in Aurora.

After the meeting, the delegation released the following statementexpressing support for Sec. Shinseki's decision to move forward withconstructing a stand-alone hospital at the Fitzsimons campus.

The delegation stated: