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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As negotiations continue in Congress regarding the Energy Bill, Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) encouraged her colleagues in the United States Senate to follow the House of Representatives in adopting an energy bill that includes a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES).
WASHINGTON, DC – TheColorado Congressional Delegation joined U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)today in sending a letter to the Administrator of the TransportationSecurity Administration (TSA), Edmund S. "Kip" Hawley, pressing theAdministration to take immediate steps improving the security situationat Denver International Airport (DIA).
WASHINGTON,DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) madethe following statement regarding a white paper released yesterday bythe Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) entitled, Buildinga Modern Food Safety System: For FDA Regulated Foods:
WASHINGTON, DC -- As Department of Health and Human Services SecretaryMike Leavitt touts the Bush Administration's latest food import safetyplan at the Seattle Fish Company in Denver, Energy and CommerceCommittee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today issued the followingstatement calling on the Secretary to "get serious when it comes toprotecting consumers":
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), chief architect of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, released the following statement today addressing the news of alternative methods for stem cell research:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan members of the Colorado and Minnesota House Delegations today urged the leadership of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations to include the necessary security funds in the 2008 Appropriations bills for both the 2008 Democratic and Republican Conventions.
DENVER, CO – As the Secretary of Transportation, Mary Peters, visits Denver International Airport (DIA) to highlight the Bush Administration's plan to ease holiday travel, Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) today released the following statement:
Touts DemocraticCongress' Accomplishments for Veterans; Sends Letter to U.S. SenatePressing for Swift Action on Remaining Veterans' Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress handed President Bush his first veto override, Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) today applauded the successful override of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The President vetoed WRDA despite overwhelming support in the House and Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today issued the following statement regarding the recent consumer product recall of the children's toy, Aqua Dots: