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Bipartisan Call for Food Safety Fixes
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
By: Gardiner Harris
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce, offered the following statement ontoday's Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing, "How Do We Fix Our Ailing Food Safety System?" .
Obama Reverses Bush Policy on Stem Cell Research
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
By: Scott Wilson
WASHINGTON – As Congress tackles health reform, the Energy and CommerceHealth Subcommittee held its first hearing, "Designing a HighPerforming Healthcare System," in its series, "Making Health Care Work for American Families."U.S. Rep.
Obama is Leaving Some Stem Cell Issues to Congress
Monday, March 9, 2009
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Obama Lifts Restrictions on Stem Cell Research
Monday, March 09, 2009
By Julie Rovner and Jenny Gold
WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Michael Castle (R-DE),chief architects of bipartisan legislation expanding stem cellresearch, today praised President Barack Obama for signing an ExecutiveOrder overturning former President Bush's restrictions on federalfunding of embryonic stem cell research. This decision comes afterU.S. Reps.
Obama to Overturn Stem Cell Ban
Friday, March 6, 2009
By Michael Riley
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today hailed the ObamaAdministration for releasing Colorado's portion of the Federal TransitAdministration funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Colorado will receive a total of $103,496,063 for transit-relatedprojects throughout the state.
WASHINGTON – As homeowners seek mortgage relief during the worseningeconomy, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today supported H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, which passed on a vote of 234 to 191.