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Congressional Diabetes Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY) sent a letter signed by 214 House members to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advocating for coverage of artificial pancreas systems.
For the U.S. Olympic Committee, this has been a year of investigations, a devastating court trial, apologies and subsequent changes in top management. The organization remains in the crosshairs of Congress and of attorneys who have filed lawsuits for sexual assaults involving hundreds of athletes.
DENVER – A bill that would establish a permanent federal program that allows fourth graders and their supervisors free entry to national public lands and waters, which has bipartisan support from most of Colorado's congressional delegation, passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a nearly unanimous vote Wednesday.
Although the majority of Americans enjoy clean drinking water, some have for decades grappled with the side effects of water contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, a family of chemicals that comes from waterproofing products and firefighting foam. PFAS contamination has plagued communities across the U.S., including in El Paso County.
Despite outcry about the PFAS crisis, the Environmental Protection Agencyhas yet to set a legally binding maximum contaminant level for the chemicals. That might change soon.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joined a bipartisan group of fellow Energy and Commerce Committee leaders in sending letters yesterday to three opioid manufacturers requesting detailed information about each manufacturer's role in the opioid crisis. The individual letters highlight the complexity of the opioid crisis, which claims the lives of more than 115 Americans every day.
The letters were sent to:
Washington, DC – Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following statement on the public comments from more than 170 Members of Congress to the proposed changes to the Title X program:
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers wants to patch up holes in hospice and palliative care for seriously ill children.
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), alongside the co-chairs of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, is pushing a proposal (H.R. 6560) to allow states to develop comprehensive care programs tailored to critically ill patients who qualify for Medicaid and their families. The programs would offer a full support package, including palliative care, counseling, respite, expressive therapy, and bereavement benefits.
DENVER (AP) — Congresswoman Diana DeGette is trying again to gain wilderness protection for 740,000 acres (299,467 hectares) of land in Colorado.
The Denver Democrat introduced the latest version of the Colorado Wilderness Act Tuesday. The parcels range from the 45,220 acre (18,300 hectares) Sewemup Mesa along the Dolores River to a 31 acre (13 hectares) addition to the Platte River Wilderness.
For twenty years, Congresswoman Diana DeGette has tried to pass a Colorado wilderness bill. Now she's trying again: Today, July 24, DeGette introduced the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2018, which would provide federal protection for wild spaces in Colorado. If it ever passes.
Washington, DC – Five lawmakers today introduced a bipartisan bill giving a full range of medical services to families with children who have life-limiting illnesses and who qualify for Medicaid, which currently has gaps in such coverage.