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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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Mar 20, 2013

The 2009 stimulus bill contained billions of dollars to help incentivize doctors and hospitals to implement meaningful use of electronic medical records.

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Mar 20, 2013

Mobile medical apps and electronic health records are developing at a rapid pace and they have the capacity to transform the patient-doctor relationship, improve healthcare quality, and also to save billions of dollars.

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Mar 20, 2013

This issue is a non-issue. We did not need to spend 1 day of hearings on this, let alone 3.

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Mar 20, 2013

You are looking at what the purpose is, right?

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Mar 20, 2013

Ultimately, the adoption of these records will reduce medical errors, save money, and most importantly, improve the quality of care.

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Mar 12, 2013

I want to thank you for having this follow-up hearing to learn what has happened to address the security breakdowns that resulted in the breach.

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Mar 12, 2013

We have to insist that standards are simply never relaxed because people don't like filling out paperwork.

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Mar 12, 2013

In the wake of that incident, this committee had a hearing toward exactly how such an absurd and dangerous breach of security could happen.

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Mar 12, 2013

the problem is not too much oversight. The problem is too little effective oversight and accountability.

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Mar 12, 2013

We need to have clear oversight from the top down, and as Mr. Poneman says, independent oversight, right?

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Feb 26, 2013

In my opinion, the BTOP program has laid a foundation for advancing our internet economy.

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Feb 26, 2013

And so that is why you put them under suspension, right?

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Feb 26, 2013

The NTIA has been aware of difficulties--many of them political--around the EAGLE-Net project for many months now.

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Feb 26, 2013

Throughout the BTOP process, I have advocated for broadband adoption and digital literacy grants for urban underserved and anchor institutions.

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Feb 26, 2013

Some of the facts of this EAGLE-Net project don't look very good.

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Feb 26, 2013

So it is for economics? That is why they are building in the east first?

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Feb 26, 2013

I would be happy to sit down on a bipartisan basis with him and with your office and see if we can make peace in Colorado.

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Feb 26, 2013

I do believe the BTOP program has provided a path towards helping to close our Nation's digital divide.

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Feb 14, 2013

For those of you who don't know, I have been working on a bill called the FRAC Act since 2006.

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Feb 12, 2013

Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent for 30 seconds to follow up on that question.

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Feb 12, 2013

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and welcome, Mr. Chairman.

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Feb 12, 2013

this is probably one of the most venerable and important committees in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Feb 12, 2013

We have been working quite closely together ever since his appointment on issues that are facing this committee.

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Feb 12, 2013

Mr. Chairman, I just want to congratulate you on your first hearing, and I want to congratulate all of the members for the comity that we have shown.

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Jan 14, 2013

Yes, but it didn't say that individuals up to the age of 26--maybe that this a good question for you, Mr. Rothstein. It didn't say individuals up to an age of 26 were still considered legally dependents of their parents because they are…

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