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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.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today toured the Department of Health and Human Services' family reunification operation center and received an update from Trump Administration officials on efforts to comply with federal court orders to reunite separated children with their families.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), the dean of the Colorado congressional delegation and Chief Deputy Whip, today introduced the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2018, which will provide federal protection for natural wild spaces.
"Now more than ever, we need a comprehensive vision for saving Colorado's last remaining wild places," DeGette said. "Public lands are under increasingly frequent assault from special interests and their moneyed allies in Washington, but Coloradans are pushing back.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today moved to block a sneak attack on air quality that would put more "super-polluting" trucks on America's roads thanks to a ruling that former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's underlings issued after he quit, but before he left the building.
Washington, DC -- Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) tonight issued this statement in reaction to President Donald J. Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court:
Denver -- Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sent a letter today to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar demanding additional information about the agency's plan to reunite children in the Office of Refugee Resettlement's (ORR) custody who were forcibly separated from their parents by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Denver -- Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement in response to the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, announced today by President Trump.