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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to approve U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette's (D-CO) legislation to protect 1.3 million acres of public land across the U.S. as part of this year's defense bill.
The game we see in Washington is not usually the game being played. And there's no bigger football than conservation right now.
There's gamesmanship, brinksmanship and partisanship, and then there's the test of time and commitment.
Register U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver in the latter category.
Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette hosted a hearing that focused specifically on children and COVID-19 with mental health experts. The pandemic has taken a mental toll on the younger generation, with Children's Hospital Colorado declaring an emergency in the state.
"What can parents and communities be doing right now to support you to prevent crises?" asked DeGette.
On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at 10:30 a.m ET. This hearing will take place in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely using Cisco WebEx online video conferencing. The hearing is entitled, "Putting Kids First: Addressing COVID-19's Impacts on Children."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations panel, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), announced today the subcommittee – which oversees the nation's health agencies – has begun an investigation into how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may be affecting the health and well-being of America's children.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette is teaming up with other members of Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection act. This would guarantee the right of all Americans to access abortion care regardless of where they live.
This comes after Texas passed a strict abortion ban. The Texas law, allowed to stand in a decision Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court, bans abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, typically around six weeks. In a highly unusual twist, enforcement will be done by private citizens who can sue anyone they believe is violating the law.
Today, Pro-Choice Caucus co-chairs Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement in response to the enactment of S.B. 8, the Texas law banning all abortions as early as six weeks:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide terminally ill children covered under Medicaid the option to pursue hospice and palliative care without having to forgo other potentially life-saving treatments.
The Children's Program of All-Inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act of 2021 would create an optional Medicaid benefit for hospice and palliative care for children with life-threatening diseases.
The U.S. has gotten a crash course over the past 18 months in just how important the biomedical research pipeline can be, as scientists turned years of basic science research into highly effective vaccines against the coronavirus in record-time.
Now, lawmakers say the U.S. is due for big investments to its biomedical infrastructure.
Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) are pushing a bill that would build on the 21st Century Cures Act, a major overhaul in biomedical research passed in 2016 designed to speed up the pipeline for medical innovation.