Honorable Diana DeGette
United States Representative, Colorado, Democrat
Representative DeGette, of the First District of Colorado, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. She was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1992 to 1996 and Assistant Minority Leader from 1994 to 1995. She serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and as the Democratic Floor Whip. She also cochairs the Congressional Diabetes Caucus. The following is from the July 24, 2003, House floor debate on H.R. 2427, the Pharmaceutical Market Access Act.This legislation will harm patients. It will harm the children, and it will harm the elderly. It lacks the necessary…
