Colorado's 1st Congressional District
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Recent News About Colorado's 1st Congressional District
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Degette Statement on Her NDAA Vote
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after voting NO on this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
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DeGette, Pettersen and Crow raise concerns over Uinta Basin Railway Project
U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Jason Crow (D-CO) sent a letter this week to the Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg expressing concern over the potential impact that the Uinta Basin Railway Project could have on Colorado’s residents and natural resources
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DeGette statement on 1-year anniversary of Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, on June 24 released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
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Degette, Lee, Chu Maneuver to Force Vote on Legislation to Restore Roe
A discharge petition filed Wednesday could force the GOP-led House to hold a vote on a landmark abortion-rights bill
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Degette Leads More Than 260 House Members in Calling on Leadership to Extend Funding for Key Diabetes-research Program
More than 260 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter sent to House leadership Tuesday calling on them to extend funding for a key diabetes-research program that represents the nation’s best hope for curing a disease that now affects nearly a third of the U.S. population
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Lawmakers Honor Denver Nuggets on Championship Win
Colorado’s congressional delegation in the U.S. House came together today to honor the Denver Nuggets on winning their first-ever NBA championship
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Degette, Heinrich, Huffman, Call on Interior to Implement Proposed ‘Conservation and Landscape Health’ Rule
U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a group of lawmakers in sending a letter on June 13 to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in support of the agency’s proposed “Conservation and Landscape Health” rule for the Bureau of Land Management, and urged it to go even further to protect the nation’s public lands for future generations to enjoy
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Degette, Wasserman Schultz Lead Congressional Call for Overdue Enforcement of E-Cigs Still on Market
U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) led more than 50 members of Congress in calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to abide by a court-ordered deadline to review outstanding Premarket Tobacco Product Applications for e-cigarette products that remain on the market without approval
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DeGette statement on Bipartisan Budget Agreement
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan budget agreement that will raise the nation’s debt ceiling for the next two years and prevent a potentially devastating default on the nation’s debt
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25% of veterans have developed diabetes, more than twice as high as general population
On May 17, 2023, The co-chairs of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), sent a letter on May 17 to the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs calling on the agency to revise its current coverage criteria for Continuous Glucose Monitors so that more veterans with diabetes can access the promising new technology that’s helping millions of people across the country better manage the disease.
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More than 200 migrants arriving daily in the Mile High City since May 4
On May 11, 2023, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) sent a letter calling on President Joe Biden to release additional federal funding to help interior cities, such as Denver, address a growing number of migrants that are arriving daily
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DeGette statement on GOP debt-limit plan
On April 26, 2023, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ plan to cut several key assistance programs that millions of Americans rely on in exchange for raising the nation’s debt limit – a plan that experts say will devastate America’s economy and increase unemployment across the country
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DeGette statement on GOP debt-limit plan
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ plan to cut several key assistance programs that millions of Americans rely on in exchange for raising the nation’s debt limit – a plan that experts say will devastate America’s economy and increase unemployment across the country