Rep. Diana DeGette

Democrat  •  1st District, Colorado  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 99%
  • Abstains: 2%

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11/09/09
Some Democrats to fight abortion amendment in health bill

...between the two bills. Although House liberals voted for the bill with the amendment to keep the process moving forward, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) said she has collected more than 40 signatures from House Democrats vowing to oppose any final bill tha

11/09/09
Some Democrats to fight abortion amendment in health bill

...between the two bills. Although House liberals voted for the bill with the amendment to keep the process moving forward, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) said she has collected more than 40 signatures from House Democrats vowing to oppose any final bill tha

11/09/09
U.S. House votes for strict ban on abortion subsidies

...this is a legal medical procedure and we should respect those who need to make this very personal decision,” said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. Some Republicans considered voting “present” in hopes that might unravel support for the underlying heal

Source: China Post
11/09/09
RE: Diana DeGette

Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette and New York Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, released a letter Monday signed by over ...

Source: CNN
11/09/09
RE: Diana DeGette

7, said Representative Diana degette. The letter circulating among lawmakers calls “unprecedented and unacceptable” language approved by the chamber that ...

Source: Bloomberg
11/09/09
Gibbs: Obama not taking sides in Stupak amendment debate

When asked whether the president supported Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) amendment to prohibit the public insurance plan from covering abortion services, ...

Source: The Hill
11/09/09
Pro-choice Caucus leader expects meeting with Obama

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) vowed that she and at least 40 other Democrats supporting abortion rights would vote against any final health bill containing ...

Source: The Hill
11/09/09
TPMDC Morning Roundup

The Washington Post reports that pro-choice House Democrats, led by Rep Diana degette (D-CO), are threatening to defeat the health care bill if the final ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/09/09
New York report blasts gas industry as GarCo weighs FRAC Act resolution

The FRAC Act, introduced by Colorado congressional members Diana DeGette (D-Denver) and Jared Polis (D-Boulder), as well as New York Rep. ...

Source: The Colorado Independent
11/09/09
Stuck on Abortion Again

...The Washington Post: Although House liberals voted for the bill with the amendment to keep the process moving forward, Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.) said she has collected more than 40 signatures from House Democrats vowing to oppose any final bill that i

11/09/09
Abortion: Did pro-lifers win?

...plans purchased with federal subsidies from covering abortions. Pro-choice Democrats voted for the bill, but Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado called the measure the "greatest restriction of a woman’s right to choose to pass in our careers." Did Democrat

Source: The Week
11/09/09
Abortion Curbs Draw 40 Democrats' Threat of 'No' Vote

7, said Representative Diana degette. The letter circulating among lawmakers calls “unprecedented and unacceptable” language approved by the chamber that ...

Source: Bloomberg
11/08/09
House passes health care bill

...to vote for it. However, abortion-rights supporters were outraged at the concession to abortion opponents. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat, said there is a risk that some in the Pro-Choice Caucus would vote against the bill as a result. The leadershi

Source: Florida Today
11/08/09
House Roll Call: How they voted on health care

9: Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., explains why she supported the health reform bill, but threatened to block it because of the anti-abortion amendment ...

Source: msnbc.com
11/08/09
The Ten Top (or Bottom) Moments of the Health Care Debate

In her pique, Diana DeGette of Colorado went so far as to compare an unplanned pregnancy to cancer. 6) Speaking to reporters yesterday, House Speaker Nancy ...

Source: Politics Daily (blog)
11/08/09
Tears, tempers fly in Pelosi campaign

Diana degette of Colorado, Louise Slaughter of New York and Lois Capps of California. Slaughter even boycotted her own Rules Committee while it debated the ...

Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette
11/08/09
Colorado's representatives react to health care reform passage

Rep. Diana degette (D-Colo.) also voted for the bill and released this statement: "We live in the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world, ...

Source: 9NEWS.com
11/08/09
In Final Hours, an Intense Push for 'Yes' Votes

and Diana degette (D., Colo.) to explain why they should accept an antiabortion compromise many Democrats found distasteful. Aides said Mr. Cardoza, ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/08/09
RE: Diana DeGette

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) remarked, " If enacted this [amendment] will be the greatest restriction on a woman's right to choose in our careers. ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/08/09
RE: Diana DeGette

Although House liberals voted for the bill with the amendment to keep the process moving forward, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) said she has collected more ...

Source: Washington Post
11/08/09
House passes amendment prohibiting coverage of abortions in government-run healthcare plan

...it or not, this is a legal medical procedure, and we should respect those who need to make this very personal decision," said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. Some Republicans considered voting "present" in hopes that that might unravel support for the under

11/08/09
Appeals for yes vote on health-care reform

...coverage. “There is a risk” that some in the pro-choice caucus would vote no if the stricter curbs are adopted, said Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.). The bill would cost $1.2 trillion over the next decade. It would provide health coverage to tens of mi

Source: Boston Herald
11/08/09
House passes health care reform bill

...revise the bill, barring government-backed insurance coverage for abortions, to help win some anti-abortion votes. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York, co-chairs of Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, issued a joint statement

11/08/09
Colorado delegation votes mostly party line on health

...covers most of Colorado's eastern plains and voted Republican for more than 30 years before last year's election. Democrats Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Jared Polis and John Salazar voted for the bill. Republicans Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn voted "n

Source: Vail Daily
11/08/09
Colorado delegation votes mostly party line on health

...covers most of Colorado's eastern plains and voted Republican for more than 30 years before last year's election. Democrats Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Jared Polis and John Salazar voted for the bill. Republicans Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn voted "n

Source: Vail Daily
11/08/09
U.S. House passes health-care reform bill

...with one exception: U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo., voted no. The other four of the state's Democratic representatives -- Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Jared Polis and John Salazar -- voted yes. "The historic passage of our health insurance reform bill

11/08/09
Obama makes last-minute appeal for health care votes

"There is a risk" that some in the Pro-Choice Caucus would vote against the legislation if the stricter curbs are adopted, said Rep. Diana DeGette ...

Source: London Free Press
11/07/09
House Leaders Move to Ensure Passage of Health Bill

But Diana DeGette , D-Colo, said Thursday that the Pro-Choice Caucus, which counts 190 Democrats in its membership, would not accept more restrictive ...

Source: CQPolitics.com
11/07/09
RE: Diana DeGette

"There is a risk" that some in the Pro-Choice Caucus would vote against the legislation if the stricter curbs are adopted, said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. ...

Source: The Associated Press
11/07/09
Abortion Restriction Amendment Wins Passage in the US House

“To say that this amendment is a wolf in sheep's clothing would be an understatement of a lifetime,” said Colorado Representative Diana DeGette during floor ...

Source: Bloomberg

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