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Diana DeGette

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Diana Louise DeGette is a U.S. Representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district, having served since January 3, 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a prominent advocate for health care reform and women's rights throughout her tenure in Congress. DeGette has played a significant role in various legislative efforts, particularly in expanding access to health care services. Her work has garnered support from organizations such as the National Association of Community Health Centers.

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Apr 14, 2016

I think it is time to have a productive conversation about improving the ACA.

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Apr 14, 2016

Has anything of value been achieved through these efforts? Have we actually changed or modified the Affordable Care Act to work better? No, we haven't.

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Mar 21, 2016

As a former constitutional lawyer, I was really quite dismayed to hear Commissioner's Pai's testimony about that the commissioners are prohibited from commenting on future rules.

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Mar 21, 2016

I think we need to be working together to make sure that we can get these benefits all around the country.

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Mar 21, 2016

The limited amount of data collected before and during hydraulic fracturing activities reduces the ability to determine whether hydraulic fracturing affected drinking water resources in cases of alleged contamination.

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Mar 21, 2016

I think it is important that the commissioners can exercise their first amendment rights without releasing that language.

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Mar 21, 2016

So, under your leadership, what you are saying is that when there is a proposed rulemaking, commissioners are allowed to exercise their first amendment rights and speak about the pending proceedings.

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Mar 21, 2016

The broad declarations in the summary and press materials are presented ambiguously and are inconsistent with the observations, data, and levels of uncertainty presented in the report.

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Mar 21, 2016

Frankly, I am glad that we haven't had wide systematic impacts, but it doesn't matter whether we have had it, if it could occur.

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Feb 23, 2016

This budget definitely is something that makes critical investments in the long-term health and well-being of America's families.

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Feb 23, 2016

To make the investments that we talk about in that bill effective, we need to provide leaders at the NIH the ability to make decisions.

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Feb 23, 2016

The Affordable Care Act has improved millions of Americans' lives.

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Feb 11, 2016

This is what keeps me up at night, is the responsibility that this subcommittee has to actually move the ball forward.

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Feb 11, 2016

I don't think that any kind of border control, even building a wall, is going to stop these vector-borne diseases from coming over.

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Jan 11, 2016

I am really proud to be leading this bill with Representative Ellmers, truly working across the aisle, literally, today.

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Dec 7, 2015

I hope that is what we will do in the next year, but frankly, I don't hold out a lot of hope.

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Dec 7, 2015

This would be a tragedy for the American people and a gross failure of leadership.

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Dec 7, 2015

Do you believe that the Medicaid expansion has played a significant role in these reductions?

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Dec 7, 2015

But millions of Americans are benefitting from it, and a lot of people like me think we could be making it even better.

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Dec 7, 2015

When you see families get access to health care for the first time, it changes their participation in the community in many profound ways, but it keeps them healthier.

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Dec 7, 2015

I think it is really disappointing that Members of Congress would brag about taking health care away from vulnerable Americans.

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Dec 7, 2015

Early diagnosis of cervical cancer improves women's prospects for survival of the disease, and it also bolsters their hope to preserve fertility during treatment.

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Dec 7, 2015

The Affordable Care Act is not going anywhere.

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Nov 18, 2015

I appreciate the efforts of all of the agencies, but I am still concerned about some of the market forces.

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Nov 18, 2015

I think it is something we should do every year about this same time.

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