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  • Lawmakers try to sign up for insurance
    Posted in In the News on December 4, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was publilshed on 12/4/13. Click here to read the full article. "After shopping for health insurance for my family and me, today I enrolled and bought our insurance plan through the public DC health exchange.," Perlmutter proudly reported. Read more

  • Colorado Congressional Delegation, Governor Mark Access to New Emergency Transportation Funding
    Posted in In the News on October 23, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was published on 10/23/13. Click here to read the full article. "I want to thank the incredible response of FEMA and the State of Colorado in the immediate aftermath of this disaster, also our first responders, the police, firefighters, the Colorado National Guard and other emergency workers,” said Perlmutter. “Upon assessing the initial damage, it was clear we needed more federal funds available for infrastructure repair. The Colorado delegation, both Republicans and Democrats, pu... Read more

  • For Colorado congressmen, moments of bipartisanship in the shutdown
    Posted in In the News on October 16, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was published on 10/16/013. Click here to read the full article. Perlmutter said that in some ways the rank and file have an easier time getting along than the much touted fights among leadership. Read more

  • Shutdown puts lives in limbo
    Posted in In the News on October 8, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was published on 10/8/13. Click here to read the full article. “We now have a shutdown of the government, there’s now this overarching threat of the United States defaulting on its full faith and credit and not paying the bills,” said Congressman Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat. “And these guys (Republicans) have been holding the economy and working people hostage." Read more

  • Huffington Post: After Citizens United, Campaign Finance Reformers Look For A Bold New Approach
    Posted in In the News on October 6, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was published on 10/6/13. Click here to read the full article. "I know that's part of what is required of me in a swing district," Perlmutter told HuffPost, "to raise money so that I can get up on the air, so that I can conduct the field program, do the parades, put out the yard signs, do the voter-to-voter contact that is required to win a swing district." Read more

  • Spot Live Video: Reps. Ed Perlmutter, Cory Gardner discuss U.S. government shutdown
    Posted in In the News on October 2, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was published on 10/2/13. Click here to read the full article. With the shutdown showdown of the U.S. government ongoing in Washington, U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, D-Jefferson County, and Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, discuss what’s going on as thousands of federal workers are off the job. Read more

  • ANALYSIS: House GOP’s ‘Defund Obamacare’ vote carries big risk
    Posted in In the News on September 20, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was published on 9/20/13. Click here to read the full article. “We have to keep our country open to continue providing critical flood relief in Colorado and maintaining benefits and services for millions of American veterans, seniors, children and families,” Perlmutter said. Read more

  • Gov. Hickenlooper, congressmen set to tour Colorado flood zones Saturday
    Posted in In the News on September 14, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was published on 9/14/13. Click here to read the full article. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet will join the governor, as will representatives Jared Polis, Ed Perlmutter and Cory Gardner, the governor’s office said. Read more

  • Colorado recall slows gun-control momentum, but advocates fight on
    Posted in In the News on September 11, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was published on 9/11/13. Click here to read the full article. Leslie Oliver, spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Jefferson County, said the election outcome would not sway the congressman in his beliefs. "From what we've seen, the majority of people still support common-sense gun laws," Oliver said. "The recalls haven't changed anything in substance. The laws are still on the books, still in effect." Read more

  • Campaign launched to tax recreational pot
    Posted in In the News on September 9, 2013 | Preview rr

    This article was published on 9/9/13. Click here to read the full article. “We need to address the public safety, crime and lost tax revenue associated when these legal and regulated businesses are operating in a cash-only system,” said Perlmutter. “We also need to provide financial institutions assurance that they can make their own business decisions related to legal, financial transactions without fear of regulatory penalties or criminal prosecution.” Read more

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