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WASHINGTON,DC – Due to mounting pressure from Congress, the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) today announced it will not proceed withreorganization plans that include the closing of seven FDA labs acrossthe country, including the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood. Energyand Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) welcomed theAdministration's decision to keep these labs open saying "these labsare vital to our national security."
WASHINGTON, DC – Stemming from the Energy and Commerce Committee's Investigation of the Bush Administration's proposal to consolidate Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labs, a provision was included in H.R. 3161, The FY08 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, blocking the closure of FDA field and district labs, including the facility at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood. Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today applauded the plan to keep these vital labs open.
DeGette Assails Republicans for Playing Partisan Politics with the Health of Millions of America's Poor Children
WASHINGTON,DC - Energy and Commerce Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) released thefollowing statement as Committee Republicans continue to put the healthcare of millions of children at risk by delaying today's mark-up ofH.R. 3162, the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (CHAMPAct):
WASHINGTON, DC - As the deadline to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) approaches, the Bush Administration continues to play fast and loose with the facts on kids health despite the overwhelming success of the program. Energy and Commerce Committee Vice-Chairman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today challenged the Bush Administration to adequately fund this program and start putting the facts before politics on the issue of kids' health.