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June 30, 2008

DENVER – U.S. Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO)announced today, along with the Regional Transportation District (RTD)and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), $36 million infederal funds have been awarded by Federal Highway Administration tojump start Denver's Union Station's (DUS) into a regional intermodaltransportation hub as envisioned by Denver Metropolitan voters.

June 26, 2008

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Todd Platts (R-PA)today introduced companion pieces of legislation in the U.S. Senate andU.S. House that provide Medicare and Medicaid coverage for tobaccocessation treatments for senior citizens, people with disabilities andlow-income adults.

June 26, 2008
WASHINGTON – Energy and Commerce Committee ViceChair Diana DeGette (D-CO) supported three key pieces of energylegislation today, joining a strong majority in the House who aretaking action to bring down gas prices and meet our national goal ofbecoming energy independent.
June 20, 2008

WASHINGTON – Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) today opposed H.R.6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which passed on a vote of 293 to129. Below is Congresswoman DeGette's statement:

June 19, 2008
WASHINGTON – Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette(D-CO) today opposed an amendment to provide additional funding for thewar in Iraq and voted to pass another amendment that would to meet ournation's obligation to those who bravely serve, address the economicinsecurity of those here at home and delay harmful Medicaid regulationsproposed by the Bush Administration.

June 18, 2008

WASHINGTON – During last week's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on food safety, the Bush Administration's "food safety czar" Dr. David W.K. Acheson, MD, Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection, testified that he supported the idea of traceability.

June 12, 2008
Mandatory Recall and Traceability Key to Ensuring Safe Foods

WASHINGTON – As the nation's food safety system is rocked by anoutbreak of salmonella in tomatoes, Energy and Commerce Committee ViceChair Diana DeGette (D-CO) pressed for comprehensive reform of our foodsafety system by granting the government mandatory recall authoritysupported by a traceability system durin
June 10, 2008

DENVER– U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today announced the departure of her long serving District Director, Gregory Diamond.

June 10, 2008

WASHINGTON – Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette(D-CO) today entered the following statement – as prepared for delivery– into the record at today's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee onCommerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing entitled, "Safety ofPhthalates and Bisphenol-A in Everyday Consumer Products." DeGette isa member of the Conference Committee reconciling the Hou