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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that she plans to introduce legislation this week that would ban the sale or manufacture of often kid-friendly flavors used in e-cigarettes.
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Colorado congresswoman Diana DeGette plans to introduce legislation this week that could ban e-cigarette flavors on a national level, her office announced Monday.
The bill, expected to be introduced to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, enters a contentious debate on how to regulate vaping products and address rising levels of e-cigarette use among youth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A trio of Democratic leaders serving on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar late Thursday demanding evidence to justify changes the Trump administration recently made to the federal government's Title X family-planning program.
The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers, the first major gun control legislation considered by Congress in nearly 25 years.
Lawmakers concerned about vaccine exemptions.
On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Diana DeGette (D-Colorado) chaired a hearing in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to discuss the current nationwide measles outbreak and concerns about vaccine hesitancy.
As of Feb. 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 159 cases of measles in 10 states.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation to require a federal criminal background check be performed prior to all gun sales in the U.S., including private transactions.
The bill, which seeks to close the so-called "gun show loophole," is the first major gun-safety measure to pass the House in decades.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 245 – 182, approved a resolution to ‘terminate' President Trump's national emergency declaration and prevent him from spending $8 billion on a border wall:
The Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement chief on Tuesday defended the Trump administration's work, despite a report by her own agency showing that civil and criminal crackdowns on polluters have dropped sharply in the past two years.