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Diana DeGette is a Democratic representative from Colorado’s 1st District who has served in the House since 1997. The House Historian records earlier service in the Colorado House of Representatives and a legal career before her election to Congress.
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Diana DeGette is a Democratic representative from Colorado’s 1st District who has served in the House since 1997. The House Historian records earlier service in the Colorado House of Representatives and a legal career before her election to Congress.
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Open leadership record ↓DeGette was a principal House author and advocate of the bipartisan biomedical-research and FDA modernization legislation enacted in 2016.
Open legislation record ↓Diana DeGette is a Democratic representative from Colorado’s 1st District who has served in the House since 1997. The House Historian records earlier service in the Colorado House of Representatives and a legal career before her election to Congress.
The House Clerk records DeGette’s current service on the Energy and Commerce Committee, including the Energy, Health, and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees. Her official biography also documents long-running work on health policy and biomedical research, including the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act.
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DeGette was a principal House author and advocate of the bipartisan biomedical-research and FDA modernization legislation enacted in 2016.
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