Perlmutter hosts Telephone Town Hall

On Monday, September 18, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter hosted a telephone town hall with constituents of the 7th Congressional District. More than 2,000 constituents participated on the call and asked Rep. Perlmutter a variety of questions ranging from imm...

Perlmutter Helps Expand Opportunity for Community College Transfer Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) cosponsored the Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2017 to help expand opportunity for community college transfer students. Through the “reverse transfer” process, students who transferre...

Perlmutter Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to End DACA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “The Trump Administration’s decision to end D...

DACA students rally to renew eligibility, ‘mourn loss of dream’

When she was 2 years old, Claudia Hurtado and her sister were taken across the border with people she didn’t know. Separately, her parents crossed from Mexico to Texas, and there, met the people with their children, before coming to Denver to give th...

Give Cancer Patients a Break on Student Loans

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has recently drawn criticism for proposing a long list of cuts to higher education programs. Congress must mull those potentially traumatic trims while reauthorizing standard financing for students and colleges, but th...

Cyberinsurance is gaining steam for smaller businesses

Experts may debate the necessity of cyberinsurance, but smaller businesses are starting to buy these policies, which were once limited to large companies like Equifax. But there are many important differences between large and smaller companies when ...

The ability for individuals with pre-existing conditions to gain access

to affordable and quality health care coverage is the heart and soul of the Affordable Care Act. Today, because of the ACA, people have freedom from discrimination. But Republicans want to take away that freedom. That’s wrong. And #GrahamCassidy is wrong. I will continue to stand up for the hardworking people in my district ...

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Under the new Cassidy-Graham healthcare bill, initial estimates show that

468,000 Coloradans are at risk of losing their coverage, and the state is expected to see more than $6 billion in cuts to healthcare funding by 2026. Starting in 2027, Coloradans could see an average annual premium increase of more than $4200. These repeal and replace efforts come at a time when we are seeing record-low uni...

Under #GrahamCassidy, CBO predicts "millions" & @Brooking estimates 21M would lose health coverage. This is wrong. https://t.co/euvVMt7TIE

@POTUS' new #TravelBan is just as extreme and dangerous. We can protect our nation's security while upholding America's values.

RT @ExecutiveBiz: General Dynamics turns over USS Colorado submarine to @USNavy #GovCon https://t.co/VgJc2wb27k