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$8.3 Billion Coronavirus Emergency Funding Bill Passes Senate, Trump Expected To Sign

March 5, 2020

Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette has been tapped by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to be one of the point people for the coronavirus outbreak. DeGette was one of the members who questioned Vice President Mike Pence when he briefed House Democrats on Wednesday, including asking if this funding will be enough.

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Congress approved $8.3 billion in emergency funding to respond to the novel coronavirus at the local, state, federal and international levels.

The bill now heads to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign the bill.

Lawmakers introduce legislation to expand nation’s diagnostic testing capabilities

March 5, 2020

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation today to increase the diagnostic testing capabilities of health laboratories across the country, in part to better respond to emerging public health threats, such as the novel coronavirus.

House approves emergency funding to combat spread of coronavirus

March 4, 2020

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bipartisan emergency funding package to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The legislation – supported by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) – will provide state and federal agencies $8.3 billion to slow the spread of the virus in the U.S.

We need to take this seriously

February 29, 2020

I’ve spent my entire career working to protect the U.S. from pandemics such as the coronavirus. And what we have learned in combatting similar viruses, such as MERS, SARS and Ebola, is that – to be successful – we need an all-hands-on-deck approach from every level of our government. We need to provide our federal agencies with the full funding they need to combat the virus, and each and every one of us needs to do our part to help contain its spread as much as possible.

Denver Concertgoer Concerned About Rising Ticket Fees As Congress Takes Up The Issue

February 27, 2020

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Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat who represents Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, leads the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations panel. The panel looked into deceptive and unfair practices by some online ticket brokers on Wednesday with testimony from industry executives. Ticketmaster, AXS and StubHub were just some of the companies going before the panel not only discussing fees and marketing to customers but also privacy and personal information stored by the brokers.

CBS4 Denver

Coloradans who love concerts and sporting events say the cost of fees that come with those tickets are too much and can often keep them for actually attending because the final price is more than they can afford.

DeGette asks "Who's in charge?" as Trump administration deals with coronavirus outbreak

February 26, 2020

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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette pressed hard on Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus Wednesday. Azar was on a panel that testified about the deadly pandemic to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. "Who's in charge?" DeGette asked, slightly raising her voice.

Colorado Politics

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette pressed hard on Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus Wednesday.

Azar was on a panel that testified about the deadly pandemic to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

"Who's in charge?" DeGette asked, slightly raising her voice.

DeGette blasts Trump administration for lacking a clear chain-of-command in response to coronavirus

February 26, 2020

Press Release

DeGette, others call on Trump to appoint coronavirus czar to coordinate federal government’s response

Congressional panel set to question online ticket brokers for potentially deceptive practices

February 25, 2020

Press Release

TicketMaster, StubHub among those being investigated by the committee

US House approves wilderness protection bill

February 13, 2020

In The News

If a version of the bill is approved by the Senate, DeGette’s legislation would offer permanent safeguards for more than 600,000 acres of land in Colorado. The bill offers land protections in three states, Colorado, California, and Washington. Almost 1.4 million acres in total would be declared federally protected wilderness and about 1,000 miles of rivers would be added to the National Wild and Scenic River Systems if the bill makes it through the Senate.

Telluride Daily Planet

While the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act still has not had a chance at a Senate vote, a new wilderness protection bill was approved in the U.S. House of Representatives. Wednesday evening, the House passed the "Protecting America's Wilderness Act" by a vote of 231-183.

We did it!

February 12, 2020

We did it. After more than 20 years of work, the House of Representatives just approved our Colorado Wilderness Act to permanently protect over 660,000 acres of wilderness across Colorado.

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