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      <excerpt>...at several hearings on H1N1, lawmakers castigated scientists and planners for not having anything on hand. Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado said, &quot;We've got to fix this problem. We can't wait till we have another pandemic before we get an alter</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Democratic Rep. Diana degette of Colorado said, &amp;quot;We&amp;#39;ve got to fix this problem. We can&amp;#39;t wait till we have another pandemic before we get an alternative to ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Stupak&amp;#39;s remarks came only days after US Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., vice chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and co-chair of the Congressional ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> The Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States has asked US Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) to stop spreading misinformation in a letter ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &amp;quot;The stakes could not be higher,&amp;quot; stated Congresswoman Diana DeGette. Congresswoman DeGette, you can say that again. The stakes absolutely could not be ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>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 &#8220;About It.&#8221; Political experts widely regard Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) to be the ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>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 ...</excerpt>
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