u.s. rep. diana degette Archives

DeGette: 21st Century Cures Act victory threatened by ACA repeal

Dec 13, 2016

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President Obama has just signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law. This landmark legislation makes significant investments in biomedical research. It will lead to new treatments for some of the most vexing medical challenges, including diseases that touch many Americans, such as Alzheimer’s and cancer. But without health insurance coverage, millions of people might…

YESTERYEAR: Owens takes steps to fix transportation budget shortfall, Amendment 41 derails three legislators

Dec 8, 2016

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Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics

Fifteen Years Ago this week in the Colorado Statesman … The Colorado Children’s Chorale performance at the White House was proclaimed a riveting success. Thirty-two Colorado children performed at the private event, an experience the now-adults have surely not forgotten. “The Holiday Open House” event was for White House staff, members of Congress, the Secret…

? DeGette: Ending the Hyde Amendment

Oct 26, 2016

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Jared Wright

Recently there’s been a groundswell of support for legislation to right a four-decade wrong: a restriction using federal funds for women’s health care that has predominantly hurt the underprivileged. This ban, known as the Hyde Amendment, prohibits federal funds in Medicaid and other health programs from being used for abortions. Now the restriction stops this…

DeGette: A challenge: Build your own federal budget

Oct 9, 2015

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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette

Figuring out how to pay back student loans. Saving for retirement and hoping Social Security will be there for the future. The risks of a high national debt. Millennials have no shortage of reasons to be concerned about the fiscal health of our country. If you are a young person between the ages of 18…