Perlmutter Statement on Agreement with Leader Pelosi

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) issued the following statement on an agreement with Leader Nancy Pelosi regarding term limits for senior leadership in the Democratic Caucus and his vote for Speaker in the 116th Congress: ...

Colorado Lawmakers Object to DHS Proposal to Expand “Public Charge” Definition

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) today led Colorado U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, and Jared Polis, and Representatives-elect Joe Neguse and Jason Crow, in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Securi...

Perlmutter Statement on Expected Confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh

Lakewood, Colo. - U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) issued the following statement regarding the expected confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court: “The Supreme Court is one of our country’s most sacred and highly-regarded instit...

The one banking bill Congress might actually pass next term

Conventional wisdom says that it’s going to be a tall order to pass banking legislation next term, but there just might be a key exception. One measure to watch will be a legislative fix for banks and credit unions serving the legal marijuana industr...

A low-key Colorado Democrat is trying to settle the Nancy Pelosi speaker dispute

It was four years ago when Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter first started nudging his party’s top leaders about making way for new blood. “It was like, ‘Okay, you guys are my friends. It’s just, you’ve got to start passing the torch here,’” he recalled ...

Pelosi’s Strategy in Secret Ballot: Allow Her Critics to Let Off Steam

Going into a closed-door election among Democrats this week, Nancy Pelosi knew she had locked up support from the vast majority of her colleagues to become her party’s nominee for speaker of the House. She was unopposed, after all; the vote was a me...

I have pushed for new leadership because I want to see generational change

in the Democratic Caucus. I am now convinced that generational change has started and will continue to accelerate. Therefore, I will support Nancy Pelosi for Speaker. An important conversation was started here and going forward I feel confident our leaders will work to share their knowledge, experience and skill with those...

Today is the 3rd anniversary of the adoption of the groundbreaking #ParisAgreement.

But President Trump has abandoned the agreement, jeopardizing our economy and threatening the health and safety of our communities. We have to stop these reckless actions and #ActOnClimate....

The government shutdown in 2013 cost the economy 120,000 jobs and $24 billion.

But President Trump continues to sabotage any opportunity to reach a bipartisan consensus on immigration, instead choosing to push an immoral, expensive and ineffective border wall....

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