Nation’s Attorneys General, Treasurers Support and Urge Passage of SAFE Banking

Washington, D.C. – Today, 38 state and territory attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders urging passage of H.R. 1595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act which would allow marijuana-related businesses in states with ex...

Members of Colorado Delegation Support Immigrants Working in Cannabis Industry

Washington D.C. — In response to cloudy Department of Justice guidelines, Congressman Neguse is leading a letter with democratic members of the Colorado Delegation urging Attorney General Barr and Acting Secretary McAleenan to retract current guideli...

Perlmutter Statement on Redacted Mueller Report

Lakewood, Colo. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement in response to the redacted Mueller report released today by Attorney General William Barr: “Attorney General Barr’s summary of the report did not provide the full pic...

Marijuana Producers to Congress: Let Us Have Bank Accounts

American marijuana producers, bankers, and real-estate firms came to Washington this week to lobby Congress in favor of Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s marijuana banking bill. The Colorado Democrat has labored for six years to let financial institutions handle ...

Legislation would help banks do business with cannabis companies

A push for legislation that would allow banks to do business with cannabis companies without the risk of federal enforcement action is gaining momentum. Colorado Congressman Ed Perlmutter joins Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro and Dan Robert...

Trump Official Would Rather Discuss Marijuana Than President’s Tax Returns, He Says

The head of the Treasury Department said on Wednesday that he was relieved when a congressman asked him a question about marijuana after being grilled all day about President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) did begin his questio...

Glad to see this bill signed into law to ensure an accurate count of Coloradans

in the #2020Census. Thank you to Reps. Caraveo and Tipper and Senators Priola and Winter for your leadership on this issue....

Today too many people are in danger of not having enough in retirement

to maintain their standard of living. The SECURE Act will help incentivize small businesses to offer retirement plans to their employees and enables Americans to better save for retirement....

Through the Dodd–Frank Act, Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection

Bureau (CFPB) to be a strong and independent federal agency with the mandate to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive financial practices. When the Consumer Bureau was first stood up, it was a powerful ally to consumers and middle-class families across the country. The Consumers First Act would block the Trump...

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