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Rep. DeGette on President Trump’s ventilator distribution mismanagement

April 8, 2020

DENVER, CO – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on the president’s decision today to send 100 ventilators to Colorado at the request of Senator Gardner, just days after the administration blocked a shipment of 500 ventilators to the state:

As patients face shortages, DeGette urges FDA to address hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine hoarding

April 8, 2020

Press Release

DENVER, CO – Tens of thousands of Americans rely on hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and malaria. But as President Trump continues to flaunt these medications as a miracle cure to the novel coronavirus – despite insufficient clinical trials – patients who need these drugs for FDA-approved uses are facing shortages.

Colorado Democrat believes Trump awarded ventilators as political favor to vulnerable GOP senator

April 8, 2020

In The News

Rep. Diana DeGette, a veteran Democrat, said that President Donald Trump's announcement that he would send 100 ventilators to Colorado smacks of a political favor to vulnerable GOP Sen. Cory Gardner after the federal government had not fulfilled the delegation's request for the devices.

CNN

DeGette: Trump Pimping Unproven COVID-19 Drugs Hurts Local Patients

April 8, 2020

In The News

She's written a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn over concerns that the medication will be hoarded by COVID-19 patients, making it difficult to obtain for individuals who need it to treat conditions for which it's been approved: lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and malaria.

Westword

During recent appearances, President Donald Trump has energetically hyped hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as potential miracle cures for COVID-19, even though they haven't been approved for this purpose by U.S. agencies and the only evidence that they may have a positive effect is purely anecdotal.

Diana DeGette Urges FDA To Warn Doctors About Prescribing Hydroxychloroquine For Coronavirus

April 8, 2020

In The News

Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette wants the FDA to look into the hoarding of drugs used to treat coronavirus. She said the prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine can take away the drugs from those who really need them.

CBS Denver

DeGette calls on HHS to lift restrictions on human fetal tissue research

April 6, 2020

Press Release

DENVER, CO – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today urging him to immediately lift restrictions on human fetal tissue research, which are preventing scientists from advancing important studies to potentially prevent, treat and cure the novel coronavirus.

House Democrats call on Trump administration to lift restrictions on fetal tissue for coronavirus research

April 6, 2020

In The News

More than a dozen House Democrats on Monday called on the Trump administration to lift restrictions on research that uses human fetal tissue to allow for studies on potential treatment for COVID-19.

The Hill

More than a dozen House Democrats on Monday called on the Trump administration to lift restrictions on research that uses human fetal tissue to allow for studies on potential treatment for COVID-19.

DeGette demands answers from HHS on ventilator distribution issues

April 3, 2020

Press Release

DENVER, CO – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today on his agency’s failure to fully utilize all available sources of existing ventilators across the various federal stockpiles.

DeGette blasts Trump administration changes to Strategic National Stockpile website

April 3, 2020

Press Release

DENVER, CO – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations panel – which oversees the agencies responsible for responding to the spread of the coronavirus – blasted the Trump administration today for changes to the Strategic National Stockpile website.

DeGette says continued payments, rent relief, treatment coverage eyed for next relief bill

April 1, 2020

In The News

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette gave a glimpse into the next potential piece of federal coronavirus legislation on Tuesday night, saying that it might contain continuing financial aid to individuals, and vowed that a congressional investigation of the federal government’s response would take place after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Colorado Politics

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette gave a glimpse into the next potential piece of federal coronavirus legislation on Tuesday night, saying that it might contain continuing financial aid to individuals, and vowed that a congressional investigation of the federal government's response would take place after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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