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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is among the cosponsors of a congressional resolution to form a racial reconciliation commission, prompted by a week of protests over the killing of black Americans by police.
E&C LEADERS WANT BETTER DATA MODELING — "[T]he better the infectious disease modeling, the better we can target our response to public health threats," Committee Chair Frank Pallone, ranking member Greg Walden, and oversight subcommittee chair and ranking member Diana DeGette and Brett Guthrie said this week following a GAO report concluding that federal agencies could do a better job on their modeling efforts.
It was a little bit of a virtual homecoming Tuesday morning for Jared Polis, who served in the House until being elected Colorado's governor two years ago.
Now, he was one of three governors testifying via a teleconference to fellow Coloradan, Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, and her Congressional Oversight and Investigations subcommittee to talk about how governors are responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act on Thursday by a vote of 417-1.
Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado was among many who supported the legislation, which makes changes to the Paycheck Protection Program so that the program is more accessible and usable to small businesses that need it most.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette has introduced two pieces of legislation designed to boost COVID-19 diagnostic testing through $750 million of grants at public health laboratories, hospitals and other health providers.
"In order to save American lives — and safely reopen the country — we need widespread, rapid and precise coronavirus testing. However, too many communities still lack capacity and equipment," DeGette said.