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 served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1992 to 1996, where she was Assistant Minority Leader from 1994 to 1995. She is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Cochair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus. The following is from the September 26, 2002, House floor debate on H.R. 4600, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care Act.As a former State legislator, I am continually amazed how this Congress seems to think that we are…
