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April 23, 2020

"It is also a blatant attempt to scapegoat WHO for the Trump Administration's own failures in its response to the global pandemic," Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone and subcommittee chairs Anna Eshoo and Diana DeGette wrote in a letter to OMB Acting Director Russell Vought.

Politico

FIRST IN PULSE: DEMS SEEK ANSWERS OVER WHO FUNDING HALT— Top House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats are demanding details on Trump's announcement he will suspend funding to the World Health Organization, arguing there is "no justification" for the move.

Testing, testing, testing

April 23, 2020

Earlier today, the House passed legislation to provide billions of dollars in desperately needed funds for small businesses, hospitals, health care providers and national coronavirus testing.

House approves $484 billion interim emergency coronavirus package

April 23, 2020

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved an interim emergency coronavirus package to provide billions of dollars for small business relief, hospitals, health care providers and national coronavirus testing.

DeGette demands answers from Trump admin on efforts to acquire and distribute coronavirus medical supplies

April 20, 2020

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and other leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee demanded answers today from Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor about the Trump administration’s efforts to acquire and distribute medical supplies to states.

DeGette: Trump must use his powers to produce the testing supplies needed to reopen this country

April 19, 2020

In The News

As social distancing continues to slow the spread of coronavirus around the country, Americans are eager to know when life will begin to return to normal. People are looking to the federal government for answers on when they can get back to work, when their kids can go back to school, when they can gather together with friends and so much more.

The Denver Post

Update on direct cash payments

April 15, 2020

Late last month, Congress passed a critical economic relief package to support the millions of American families now struggling to make ends meet because of the coronavirus. The bill authorized direct cash payments to most American workers to help them get by while much of our economy is shut down. This extra money will help those that have had hours slashed or income lost as result of this crisis.

Reopening the economy requires testing, and the U.S. still isn’t close

April 14, 2020

In The News

On Capitol Hill, members of Congress are also stepping up demands for the Trump administration to act more forcefully to resolve the testing problem. “Testing has been one of the weak links by the administration since Day One,” said Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), chair of the Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee. The initial coronavirus tests developed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in February were defective, leading to weeks of delay in rolling out testing.

Los Angeles Times

Six weeks after the president and other senior officials promised that any American would soon be able to get a test for coronavirus, testing continues to lag, prompting an escalating call from leading medical centers, lawmakers and others for the administration to put in place a coordinated national strategy.

DeGette: Lift Trump Ban on Fetal Tissue Research to Find COVID-19 Cure

April 13, 2020

In The News

Lawmakers are searching for every possible avenue to combat the coronavirus pandemic, and some House Democrats, including Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), are demanding the Trump administration lift restrictions on the use of human fetal tissue, mostly resulting from abortions, to help researchers develop medicines for COVID-19.

Colorado Times Recorder

Welcoming spring

April 10, 2020

Last fall, on a rare free weekend afternoon, I decided to plant some bulbs in my back yard. Now, as I see the parade of crocuses and daffodils from my kitchen window, I realize how prescient that decision was. Every day, the blooms signal the inevitable coming of spring and better days ahead.

Trump ‘Playing Politics’ With Lives As FEMA Grabs Ventilators, Lawmaker Charges

April 10, 2020

In The News

President Donald Trump is “playing politics” with lives with his manipulation of Colorado’s ventilator request to help embattled GOP Sen. Cory Gardner’s reelection, a Democratic lawmaker charges.

Huffington Post

President Donald Trump is "playing politics" with lives with his manipulation of Colorado's ventilator request to help embattled GOP Sen. Cory Gardner's reelection, a Democratic lawmaker charges.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency hijacked 500 ventilators ordered by the state for COVID-19 patients, but Trump restored 100 as a special favor to Gardner in a move that will help the vulnerable lawmaker's reelection, complained Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.).

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