Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]

Degette says common-sense federal framework needed to govern fracking

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...concerns from communities across Colorado, U.S. Rep. Diana Degette on Thursday said there's a need for "a federal framework of common-sense fracking regulations" to resolve a patchwork of state policies. Legislation proposed recently in Colorado and oth

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Fracking Bill Gains Bipartisan Support

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...– Today Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.) reintroduced the bipartisan Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2013 – a bill that Rep. DeGette first introduced in 2008. The bill would require drillers

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LETTER: Editorial cartoons tilt in favor of gun control

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

...Elmer Fudd is the man President Obama tasked with leading the anti-gun campaign. Worse are recent statements by Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, who sponsored the House version of the extended magazine restriction. When asked why she grandfathered millions

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Gays line up as Colorado begins civil unions

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

...performed before supporters and other couples in the atrium of the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette joined Hancock and local judges and magistrates in officiating civil-union ceremonies. DeGette, a longtime supporter

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Colorado ushers in new law with midnight unions

2013-05-01T01:00:00Z

...performed before supporters and other couples in the atrium of the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette joined Hancock and local judges and magistrates in officiating civil union ceremonies. DeGette, a long-time supporte

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Colorado ushers in new law with midnight unions

2013-05-01T01:00:00Z

...before supporters and other couples in the atrium of the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette joined Hancock and local judges and magistrates in officiating civil union ceremonies. DeGette, a long-time supporter of gay r

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Colo. civil union ceremonies begin after midnight

2013-05-01T01:00:00Z

...until 3 a.m. to issue civil union licenses to couples eager to take advantage of their rights under the new law. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock performed several civil union ceremonies. Local judges and magistrates were also

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First Gay Couples Tie The Knot In Colorado As Civil Unions Law Takes Effect

2013-05-01T01:00:00Z

...as the clerk herself snapped a photo. Several elected officials, including Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, were expected to preside over some of the state's first ceremonies. Anthony Aragon, who was making his 16-year relat

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Colorado Ushers in New Law With Midnight Unions

2013-05-01T01:00:00Z

...performed before supporters and other couples in the atrium of the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette joined Hancock and local judges and magistrates in officiating civil union ceremonies. DeGette, a long-time supporte

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Members of Congress and Spouses Received $436K in Free Trips During 2 Week Spring Break

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...trip were Robert Bishop (R-Utah) and child $11,474; James Cooper (D-Tenn.) and spouse $10,874; Jim Costa (D-Calilf.) $5,519; Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and spouse $15,850; Charles Dent (R-Pa.) and spouse $15,674; Gene Green (D-Texas) and spouse $15,674; Ti

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Members of Congress and Spouses Received $436K in Free Trips During Two-Week Spring Break

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...trip were Robert Bishop, R-Utah, and child $11,474; James Cooper, D-Tenn., and spouse $10,874; Jim Costa, D-Calif., $5,519; Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and spouse $15,850; Charles Dent, R-Pa., and spouse $15,674; Gene Green, D-Texas, and spouse $15,674; Tim

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County meningitis death toll mounting

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...FDA has been grappling with a law that is broken and we need to help fix that law and keep the American public safe, said Rep. Diana Degette, the subcommittees ranking Democrat. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg previously said her agency needed greater

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Lawmakers blast FDA on outbreak

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

...of the FDA, but Democrats criticized the agency’s performance, too. “Why can’t you walk and chew gum at the same time?” Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) asked about the agency’s decision to suspend inspections while it sorts out its policy. “Wha

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Lawmakers Say FDA Fell Short in Policing Pharmacy

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

...FDA has been grappling with a law that is broken, and we need to help fix that law and keep the American public safe," said Rep. Diana Degette, D-Colo., the subcommittee’s ranking member. Compounding pharmacies mix customized medications based on doct

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Lawmakers say FDA fell short in policing pharmacy

2013-04-16T01:00:00Z

...has been grappling with a law that is broken, and we need to help fix that law and keep the American public safe," said Rep. Diana Degette, D-Colo., the subcommittee's ranking member. Compounding pharmacies mix customized medications based on doctors' p

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Gun control is grossly over-hyped - COLUMN

2013-04-13T01:00:00Z

..."You honestly believe [these gun measures] will have a significant impact on crime?" Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette: "Yes." Congresswoman DeGette's embarrassing stumble last week about how gun magazines work may have been the most newsworthy statement

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To get better politicians, we need smarter voters

2013-04-11T01:00:00Z

...that they vote on. *** I think IQ testing for our elected representatives would be a good idea, though I suspect Rep. Diana DeGette’s recent gaffe is best chalked up to cluelessness and arrogance rather than stupidity (“We Need an IQ Test for Politi

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The overhyping of gun control (Column)

2013-04-11T01:00:00Z

...Times) Question: "You honestly believe [these gun measures] will have a significant impact on crime?" Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette: "Yes." Congresswoman DeGette's embarrassing stumble last week about how gun magazines work may have been the most new

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The overhyping of gun control (Column)

2013-04-11T01:00:00Z

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette: Ignorant of Guns–and Disrespectful of Gun Owners’ Lives

2013-04-08T01:00:00Z

...anti-gun U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) is drawing flak for comments she made on Tuesday during a Denver Post forum on gun control, and deservedly so. Since 1997, DeGette has been introducing legislation in Congress to ban ammunition magazines that h

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