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The city hopes that a $2 million request for federal funds from Denver Congresswoman Diana DeGette will be approved so it can buy a 95-room hotel to use as a shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
The pandemic has added to the problem of homelessness in Denver, but new help could be on the way. Rep. Diane DeGette, a Democrat who represents Colorado's 1st Congressional District, has asked for $2 million in federal funds so the city can buy the Stay Inn hotel at Peoria Street and East 38th Avenue.
The hotel, located just south of Interstate 70, would provide 94 rooms for households. One room would be used for administration and to provide services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today approved legislation by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to reduce the amount of methane gas that's released on our public lands.
Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases on the planet and when it's released into our atmosphere it becomes a leading contributor to the ongoing climate crisis.
Nearly one-third of all methane gas released in the U.S. comes from the production of oil and gas.
DENVER, CO – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that she has invited John Woolley, a Denver resident and 23-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, to be her virtual guest for President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Rice (R-SC) introduced bipartisan legislation today to make a key federal diabetes-prevention program more accessible to more Americans.
The legislation – known as the PREVENT DIABETES Act – would expand access to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program by making it available online. Under current law, the program is only available to qualifying Medicare beneficiaries who attend in-person classes, leaving many seniors and rural Americans who could otherwise benefit from the program unable to utilize it.