{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221193154/http://www.markudall.senate.gov/?p=blog&id=3831", "Steps Forward for Colorado Women", "2013-11-05", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Mark Udall", "U000038", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Click here to receive these regular updates via email.  Dear Fellow Coloradan, \nWomen's health is about more than just ensuring individual well-being \u2014 it's about creating stronger families, more productive workplaces and healthier communities. That is why I have made it my mission to make sure that Colorado women\u2019s views are represented in Washington and that their health care concerns remain a top priority for lawmakers.\nDuring Breast Cancer Awareness month, we paused to reflect on the thousands of mothers, sisters and daughters who are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, as well those who have lost their fight with this terrible disease. Coloradans understand that preventative care is just as important for saving lives as any treatment regimen, which is why I fought to make sure that every woman \u2014 regardless of her financial situation \u2014 can receive life-saving breast cancer screenings and other preventive care at no cost. Early detection is crucial to ensuring our loved ones can survive a breast cancer diagnosis, and no woman should forgo a mammogram or annual physical because the cost is too great.\nStarting in 2014, our nation's health care law will make it illegal for insurance companies to make being a woman a pre-existing condition. That means the nearly 2.5 million women who call the Centennial state home will no longer be charged higher premiums because of her gender. No longer will health insurance companies be able to deny a woman coverage because she happens to be pregnant, or is in remission from a fight with breast cancer, or is a domestic violence survivor, or has any of the other so-called \u201cpre-existing conditions\u201d that were used as excuses to deny women health coverage. Thanks to our new health law, for the first time in our nation\u2019s history, these types of discriminatory treatments are banned and our mothers, daughters and sisters can no longer be denied access to quality, affordable health coverage.\nWhile there is more we can \u2014 and must \u2014 do to make sure that all Coloradans have access to the full benefits of the new health law, this significant expansion of women\u2019s access to health care is a clear win for families throughout our state.\nI will continue to fight to ensure that the voices of Colorado women are heard in Washington. I also want to thank those of you who have already shared your ideas with me through my Women\u2019s Policy Network. Women throughout our state have joined me at roundtables, written me through email and even tweeted to share with me their ideas and concerns for the future. I look forward to continuing these discussions and confronting these challenges together, and I also invite YOU to keep sharing your ideas with me.\nWarm regards,\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: e-newsletter", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221193154/http://www.markudall.senate.gov/?p=blog&id=3831"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.320138107985258, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}