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Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Posts Tagged Henry Waxman

Rep. DeGette ‘still concerned about how Komen is making its funding decisions’

By | 02.03.12 | 3:38 pm

Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette today lauded the announcement made by breast cancer foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure that it planned to rework new policies that prevented it from funding Planned Parenthood. DeGette told the Colorado Independent that the dramatic turnaround, while good news, served mostly to raise wider questions about whether or not the blockbuster charity organization was basing its health-care funding decisions on solid scientific findings.

Colorado’s Udall, Bennet weigh response to evolving Komen-Planned Parenthood funding clash

By | 02.02.12 | 3:06 pm

Colorado U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are penning a joint letter on the evolving relationship between the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation and Planned Parenthood to reflect the unique situation developing between the organizations in Colorado, staffers told the Colorado Independent.

Report: Colorado’s Gardner stars in ‘most anti-environment House’ in U.S. history

By | 01.03.12 | 2:04 pm

U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., is among the legislative antagonists singled out in a new report (pdf) detailing the first session of what it calls “the most anti-environment House in the history of Congress.”

DeGette, Dems push Upton for fracking hearings in wake of DOE report

By | 11.14.11 | 1:35 pm

Colorado’s senior member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, today joined other Democrats in calling on House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton to hold a hearing on a new Department of Energy (DOE) report warning about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing.

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Ending abortion is the goal of those pushing Planned Parenthood investigation

By | 10.03.11 | 6:12 am

An attorney for the group partially responsible for a recent congressional investigation into Planned Parenthood says the group has targeted the chain of health clinics as part of a strategy to end abortion.

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Congressional Republicans launch Planned Parenthood financial investigation

By | 09.29.11 | 6:23 am

U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, a Florida Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee, is moving forward with plans to launch an investigation of Planned Parenthood, a national chain of women’s health clinics.

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Congresswoman DeGette wants to shine light on Solyndra’s investors

By | 09.20.11 | 2:14 pm

Two House Democrats, including one from Colorado, are seeking to
question a pair of investors about solar panel manufacturer Solyndra’s financial flameout in Northern California.

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DeGette seeks to press Solyndra CEO for answers

By | 09.08.11 | 3:10 pm

Colorado U.S. Representative Diana DeGette on Thursday sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cliff Stearns urging him to invite Brian Harrison, president and CEO of Solyndra, to testify before an investigative subcommittee of which she is a ranking member.

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In long run-up to 2012, Gardner draws heat for anti-environmental record

By | 08.17.11 | 7:25 am

Freshman Republican Congressman Cory Gardner weathered a drawn out if ultimately not-close Tea Party caucus battle last year and rode the Republican wave to victory over Democrat Betsy Markey.* Less than a year later, he’s again navigating the increasingly rocky electoral waters of Colorado’s sprawling Fourth District.

Rep. Diana DeGette (Kersgaard)

DeGette, other top energy Dems seek better definition of ‘diesel fuel’ in gas fracking

By | 08.09.11 | 9:48 am

Coming up with a definition of diesel fuel seems like a fairly straightforward task, but in the world of natural gas drilling and the process of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – nothing ever comes easy. Senior Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette on Monday joined fellow Democrats Henry Waxman, Edward Markey and Rush Holt in asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to write a much broader definition of diesel fuel than the industry seems willing to accept.

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