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“We have been working on this legislation for more than 20 years,” DeGette said in a statement. “The areas that will be protected under this bill are some of the most beautiful and pristine landscapes that our country has to offer. And by officially designating them as wilderness, as this bill does, we will finally be providing them the permanent protection they deserve.”

Despite the widespread support this important environmental law has received over the years, the Trump administration announced recently that it wants to gut core protections this law provides. And it has proposed a new rule that could effectively take climate change considerations off the table.

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette on Wednesday slammed the chiefs of five e-cigarette companies over their role in enabling an estimated 5 million youths — 28% of all high school students — to vape in the past year.

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) met with a group of Denver high school students for a discussion about vaping. Degette talked with more than a half-dozen students at South High School about their experiences using various vaping products, what drew them to try the product in the first place, and why they believe it’s become so popular among students in Colorado and around the country.