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Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) are circulating a proposal to fulfill President Biden's dream of creating a federal research agency dedicated to finding a cure for cancer and other deadly diseases.
Since he was vice president, Biden has called on the federal government to use its tremendous resources to help end cancer, which causes more than 600,000 Americans deaths a year and killed Biden's oldest son, Beau, who died of an aggressive brain cancer in 2015.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted on Thursday to advance a resolution sponsored by Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette to nullify a Trump administration rollback of federal environmental regulations limiting methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette scored a win for Colorado and by Colorado on Thursday when the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved her bill to reinstate the federal methane rule that was first rolled out in Colorado.
Her bill, if it makes it to the president and into law, would invalidate President Donald Trump’s 2020 Methane Rescission Rule and reinstate two Obama-era rules that restricted methane emissions.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted on Thursday to advance a resolution sponsored by Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette to nullify a Trump administration rollback of federal environmental regulations limiting methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that a comprehensive transportation spending bill that's expected to advance in the House this week – known as the INVEST in America Act – includes nearly $20 million to fund three key projects in the Denver area.
The funding was included at the request of DeGette who sought the additional federal dollars to help improve the safety and efficiency of Denver's transportation network.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A key House Oversight panel, led by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), will hold a hearing Wednesday to ensure the Biden administration is doing everything it can, and has all the resources it needs, to care for thousands of undocumented migrant children who were detained at the U.S. southern border.
On Wednesday, June 9, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT), the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee - chaired by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) – will hold a hearing entitled, "A Humane Response: Prioritizing the Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children."
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The U.S. representative said she requested federal funding to help pay for the purchase of 95-room Stay Inn Hotel to house those experiencing homelessness.