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Representative Diana Louise DeGette's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Diana DeGette
Full Name: Diana Louise DeGette
Office: U.S. House (CO) - District 1, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Lino; 2 Children
Birth Date: 07/29/1957
Birth Place: Tachikawa, Japan
Home City: Denver, CO
Religion: Presbyterian

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May 4, 2013 National Journal - Lawmakers Wrestle With How To Keep Guns Away From People Prone To Violence Unknown
April 16, 2013 DeGette Opening Statement At Hearing On Compounding Pharmacies And The 2012 Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Washington, DC
April 15, 2013 Markey Report: Compounding Pharmacies Going Untracked, Unregulated, Under-inspected from Coast to Coast Washington, DC
April 10, 2013 Letter to Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Jeffrey Zients - Request for Comprehensive Review of Federal Mental Health Programs Washington, DC
March 7, 2013 JOINT RELEASE: Senator Menendez, Representatives DeGette & Stivers Introduce Bill to Make Dental Care Available to Low-Income Individuals Washington, DC
Feb. 26, 2013 Slaughter And DeGette Respond To Congressional Republican Efforts To Investigate Planned Parenthood And Other Health Centers Washington, DC
June 8, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
May 10, 2012 DeGette, Rooney Legislation to Combat Drug Shortages Clears Committee Washington, DC
May 2, 2012 Letter to Mary Tolan, Founder and CEO of Accretive Health, Inc. Washington, DC
April 26, 2012 Letter to Chairman Upton and Chairman Stearns, Chair of Committee on Energy and Commerce and Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Unknown
April 3, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Lisa Jackson, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
March 20, 2012 Press Conference by House Democratic Women, on the Affordable Care Act's Benefits for Women Washington, DC
March 2, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Barrack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2012 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript Unknown
Feb. 17, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration Unknown
Dec. 14, 2011 Letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
Dec. 8, 2011 Letter to John Boehner, House Speaker, and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House Washington, DC
Nov. 17, 2011 MSNBC "Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript Unknown
Oct. 14, 2011 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act Washington, DC
Oct. 13, 2011 Protect Life Act Washington, DC
Oct. 13, 2011 Letter to Members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Unknown
Oct. 12, 2011 Letter to Chairman Upton, Chairman Pitts, and Chairman Stearns Unknown
Sept. 9, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Jon Leibowitz Chairman Federal Trade Commission Unknown
Aug. 8, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Lisa Jackson Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Unknown
July 19, 2011 DeGette Statement on IOM Recommendations to Improve Women's Preventive Care Washington, DC
June 16, 2011 DeGette and Other Key House Dems Ask McKinsey to Release Methodology of Potentially Biased Health Reform Study Washington, DC
June 16, 2011 House Members Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Drug-Resistant Infections Washington, DC
June 16, 2011 Letter to Mr. Dominic Barton Managing Director McKinsey & Company Washington, DC
June 15, 2011 Rep. Eshoo and Bipartisan Coalition Introduce Bill to Combat the Rise of Drug-Resistant Infections Washington, DC
June 6, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Fred Upton, The Honorable Joseph R. Pitts, The Honorable Cliff Stearns Unknown
May 26, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman House Energy and Commerce Committee and The Honorable Cliff Stearns Chairman Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations House Energy and Commerce Committee Washington, DC
May 24, 2011 Repealing Mandatory Funding for Graduate Medical Education Washington, DC
April 14, 2011 Correcting the Enrollment of H.R. 1473 Washington, DC
April 13, 2011 Repealing Prevention and Public Health Fund Washington, DC
April 1, 2011 Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke Reintroduces H.R. 1319, the Global Sexual & Reproductive Health Act Washington, DC
March 14, 2011 New GAO Report Highlights Importance of Health Care Reform Law's Medicare Drug Savings for Seniors Unknown
March 4, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Joseph R. Pitts Chairman Subcommittee on Health Unknown
March 2, 2011 Hearing of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: A Continuing Threat to Medicare and Medicaid" Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2011 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - "Health Care Issues Involving the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight" Washington, DC
Jan. 19, 2011 DeGette Statement on Republican Repeal of Health Reform Washington, DC
Jan. 19, 2011 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Washington, DC
July 29, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
July 1, 2010 DeGette Applauds Launch of Innovative Health Care Resource, Healthcare.gov Washington, DC
June 9, 2010 Letter to Mr. Arthur W. Bracey, M.D. Chair Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
March 22, 2010 The Denver Post - House Clears Historic Health Care Expansion Washington, DC
March 22, 2010 DeGette Hails Passage Of Historic Health Reform Legislation Washington, DC
March 21, 2010 Senate Amendments To H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009, And H.R. 4872, Health Care And Education Reconciliation Act Of 2010 Washington, DC
March 19, 2010 The Associated Press - End in Sight, Health Care Battle Tilt's Obama's Way Washington, DC
March 7, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Dave Obey, Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; The Honorable Todd Tiahrt, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Washington, DC
March 5, 2010 The Denver Post - Markey, DeGette In Middle Of Health Care Reform Quagmire Washington, DC

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