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WASHINGTON – Energy and Commerce Committee ViceChair Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement todaycriticizing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing toadequately lower the nations ozone air quality standard to protect human health and the environment.

DeGette Comments on Jobs Report Showing Another Month of Decline

DENVER - Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the followingstatement today on the disturbing jobs report from the US LaborDepartment, which showed that the US economy lost 63,000 jobs inFebruary, the largest monthly job decline in nearly five years.

WASHINGTON — Energy and Commerce Committee ViceChair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today commented on a report released by theHouse Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the impact of theBush Administration's proposed Medicaid Regulations. The new report, The Administration's Medicaid Regulations: State-by-State Impacts, includes an analysis of the impact on Colorado.

President's 2009 Budget Slashes EffectivePrograms While Increasing Funding for Programs Deemed ‘Ineffective' byOwn Administration

WASHINGTON – As energy prices continue to rise, oil approaching $102per barrel and gasoline costing $3.15 at the pump, Energy and CommerceCommittee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today supported the RenewableEnergy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, which ends unnecessarysubsidies to big oil companies and invests in clean, renewable energyand energy efficiency. The measure passed on a vote of 236 to 182.