Perlmutter Statement on Bill to Roll Back Dodd-Frank Protections

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) issued the following statement after voting against S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act which would repeal certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Ref...

Perlmutter Condemns House Republicans’ Use of Restrictive Rules Making 115th Congress the Most Closed Congress in

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today criticized the use of closed rules, a restrictive process utilized by House Republicans to block amendments from more than 380 Members of Congress on a variety of bipartisan issues. With the is...

Perlmutter, Financial Services Committee Members Press Mnuchin on Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Associates

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), along with the Ranking Members of the House Committee on Financial Services, sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, in light of reports that suspicious activity reports ("...

New Faces on the Field for Congressional Baseball Game

Both Democratic and Republican teams have new faces on their rosters for the Congressional Baseball Game on June 14, while a few familiar stalwarts are getting ready to say goodbye. The Democrats, reigning champions after their 8-2 win last year, hav...

Martian deadlines

Attendees of the recent Humans to Mars Summit in Washington got the usual assortment of materials in their registration packet: conference information, a copy of an annual report on Mars exploration efforts by conference organizer Explore Mars, and m...

Fixing a key piece of the health care puzzle

Never before in human history have we had so much information for so little cost. Type a word or idea into Google and in .05 seconds, you’ll see over seven million results. If information is power, then it would appear that American consumers have ne...

Despite overwhelming public support, the Federal Communications Commission

voted to end #NetNeutrality. Last week, the Senate approved a bipartisan resolution to restore net neutrality and now the fight for a free and open internet continues as we push for a vote in the House to #SaveTheInternet....

Republican leaders in Congress continue to use closed rules to block votes

on amendments to legislation. Blocked amendments include measures for disabled veterans, small business disaster recovery, national security, health benefits for children, banning bump stocks, gun safety research, preserving clean air and water, and ensuring Presidential ethics. This Congress has now become the most closed...

Rather than investing in our future by ensuring that every child has access

to a good, public education, Republican leaders in Congress passed a tax bill that gives more money to their wealthy donors and corporations. Let's invest in our schools and teachers instead and give our kids the future they deserve. #ABetterDeal...

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Despite overwhelming public support, Trump's @FCC voted to end #NetNeutrality. The fight for a free and open intern… https://t.co/HTSGDjJzpe