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 is Vice Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Cochair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus. She is also a Deputy Whip. The following is from the August 1, 2007, House floor debate on H.R. 3162, the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act. As co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Diabetes Caucus, one of the largest House Caucuses,…
