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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:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), amember of the New Democrat Coalition, today released the followingcomments on the American International Group (AIG) senior executiveswho are set to receive $165 million in bonuses even though the companyaccepted hundreds of billions of dollars in TARP funding.

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?" .