Rep. Diana DeGette

Democrat  •  1st District, Colorado  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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11/26/09
» Congressional Nicknames The Speakers Lobby « FOXNews.com

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) may represent Denver on Capitol Hill. But her name sounds more like something overheard in a Queens diner: Diana DeGette “About It.” Political experts widely regard Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) to be the ...

11/24/09
Pam's House Blend:: Family Research Council caught falsely ...

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins today called on President Obama and Congressional leaders to repudiate comments made by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to The Hill's Michael O'Brien that "religiously-affiliated ...

11/24/09
GLBT News Summary for Progressives . . . . . Ray's List: GLBT ...

... comments made by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to The Hill's Michael O'Brien that “religiously-affiliated groups…should be shut out of the process” in the health care debate because of their support for the Stupak/Pitts amendment. ...

11/24/09
Scientists Seek New Ways To Produce Flu Vaccine | KOSU Radio

Last week, at several hearings on H1N1, lawmakers castigated scientists and planners for not having anything on hand. Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado said, “We've got to fix this problem. We can't wait till we have another ...

Source: KOSU Radio
11/24/09
Jay's Smokers Rights Blog: How to FAX the Senators

Rep. Susan Davis (D-53) Fax: 202-225-2948. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D) 303-866-2471. State Legislature Links Sen. Mark Udall (D) Fax: 202-224-6471. Sen. Michael Bennet (D) Fax: 202-224-1933. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-1) Fax: 202-225-5657 ...

11/24/09
Family Research Council caught falsely accusing Congresswoman of religious bigotry

...sent out a press release with the headline "FRC Calls On President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Senator Reid to Repudiate Diana DeGette's Religious Bigotry," which stated Family Research Council President Tony Perkins today called on President Obama an

11/24/09
Nevada Progressive: Far-right Catholic Fundamentalist Hypocrisy ...

Congresswoman [Diana] DeGette's comments - “I gotta tell you, last I heard we had separation of church and state. I don't think the Catholic bishops are in charge of writing our healthcare bill. I think that they are one of many groups that we s

11/23/09
A shrieking host was terrified by the faces he saw on the Hill

In this same segment, Maddow was going to interview Rep. Diana DeGette, who is leading the Democratic push-back against the amendment. In a rational world, this would likely help clarify things. This was Maddow's introduction: ...

11/23/09
Susan Bevan: Reform...at What Cost?

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) suffers from "religious bigotry" for suggesting religiously-affiliated groups should not take part in the healthcare debate, a top social conservative group. ...

11/23/09
Just When You Thought It Was Safe: 3 Potential Obstacles to Health ...

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., who co-chairs the House Pro-Choice Caucus with Rep. Louis Slaughter, D-N.Y., told AlterNet that she was engaged in discussions with pro-choice Senators Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., ...

11/23/09
Truth Wins Out - Family Research Council caught falsely accusing ...

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins today called on President Obama and Congressional leaders to repudiate comments made by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to The Hill's Michael O'Brien that “religiously-affiliated ...

11/22/09
Stupak questions GW report on amendement - Newsroom Blog - The GW ...

Stupak's remarks came only days after U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, referenced the GW study in her blog. ...

Source: Newsroom
11/22/09
Right, Wing-Nut!: Democrats Take On The Catholic Church

Kennedy's allies in Congress are fighting back against the powers of good, as Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) talks about denying the Church its 1st Amendment rights: She also said that religiously-affiliated groups like the U.S. ...

11/22/09
Faith in Public Life Weighs in on FRC feud with Represenative ...

Recently, the Family Research Council has engaged in a war of words with House Democratic Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette over the role of Catholic bishops in the health care debate. Faith in Public Life's reply is ... Which was revised as: “However

11/21/09
» The Genie and the Bottle The Speakers Lobby « FOXNews.com

Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and her trusted Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY). They may not have liked Pelosi's ploy. But they know down deep it was necessary to pass the health legislation. ... Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) d

11/21/09
Political Snippets « The Divine Lamp

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), like every other Democrat, could use a constitutional education. Oddly enough, though, the part of the Constitution DeGette needs brushing up on is the Left's favorite part: The First Amendment. ...

11/20/09
Stupak is the Pitts.

“There's going to be a firestorm here,” Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) told The Washington Post. “Women are going to realize that a Democratic-controlled House has passed legislation that would prohibit women paying for abortions with ...

Source: Plunderbund
11/20/09
Will Abortion Derail Health Care Reform? | Christianity Today | A ...

On Tuesday, the FRC "called on President Obama and Congressional leaders to repudiate comments made by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)." The comments at issue were originally made in an ABC interview and then misquoted in an article in ...

11/20/09
Abortion Advocates NARAL, Boxer, DeGette Love New Harry Reid Health Care Bill

..."I couldn't be happier," about the abortion funding in the Senate bill, adding, "Senator Reid did it the right way." And Rep. Diana DeGette, the Colorado Democrat who is the pro-abortion leader in the House, is also "pleased" by the pro-abortion Senate

Source: Lifenews.com
11/20/09
MyDD :: Rockefeller Saves CHIP (so far)

Another amendment, offered by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Col.), would have prevented the shift from CHIP to private plans unless the White House provided certification that the private plans offered comparable benefits. ...

Source: MyDD
11/20/09
The Harvard Law Record - Harvard students mobilize against anti ...

Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO) has sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), already signed by 40 House members, declaring that they will not sign the final bill if the Stupak language remains in it. ...

11/20/09
Jay Rock Saves CHIP (So Far) | fairleft2's Blog

Another amendment, offered by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Col.), would have prevented the shift from CHIP to private plans unless the White House provided certification that the private plans offered comparable benefits. ...

11/19/09
Michelle Malkin Prefers The Misquote

...Family Research Council, which sent out a press release calling on the president and congressional leaders to "repudiate Diana DeGette's religious bigotry." Malkin was predictably half-cocked and raging, even getting Diana DeGette's name wrong in the ro

11/19/09
Pro-Abortion Leader Claims Pro-Life Democrats Will Oppose Stupak Next Time

...will merge the bills together into one final product. Should that bill contain the Stupak amendment, pro-abortion Rep. Diana DeGette, a Colorado Democrat who leads abortion advocates, says she has enough votes to kill the bill or to support the bill if

Source: Lifenews.com
11/19/09
November 19, 2009

IPAMS sent a letter to Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Denver) last week in response to her Dear Colleague letter to Members of Congress requesting that they co-sponsor the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act (HR 2766) ...

11/19/09
The Cavalier Daily | A controversial concession

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) said of the amendment, “If enacted, this amendment will be the greatest restriction of a woman's right to choose to pass in our careers.” Although the health care reform bill represents a historic step towards ...

11/19/09
Abortion-rights supporters back Senate health bill - The Hill's ...

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), the co-chairwoman of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus who's been leading a battle against more restrictive language on abortion funding, also praised the Senate provision. ...

Source: News
11/19/09
DeGette Statement on Abortion Coverage In Senate bill: "A Common ...

Rep. Diana DeGette releases a statement on the Senate bill's exclusion of the anti-choice Stupak Amendment language and her vision for moving forward with health care reform.

11/19/09
DeGette Statement on Abortion Coverage In Senate bill: "A Common ...

Rep. Diana DeGette releases a statement on the Senate bill's exclusion of the anti-choice Stupak Amendment language and her vision for moving forward with health care reform.

11/19/09
BBCW: Baby Slaughter in the United States House of Representatives ...

Representative Baby Slaughter along with her co-chair Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), are heading to the White House earlier next week with a clear message to Barack Obama. They will not vote for any healthcare bill that contains the ...

Source: BBCW

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Phone: 202-225-4431
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