Two of Colorado’s congressional members, Ed Perlmutter and Diana DeGette, spoke out during a 24-hour sit-in by U.S. House Democrats who demanded a vote on measures they believe will help curb gun violence. The sit-in was unprecedented and was led by Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a hero of the Civil Rights movement. Below are speeches from Reps. Perlmutter and Degette, weighing in on gun legislation that would bar terrorists on the no-fly list from buying firearms and provide more background checks. T... Read more

The microphones were dead. The TV camera feeds were off. Some of the roughly two dozen stragglers remaining on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives yawned, stretched, and sipped from paper cups. Still, House Democrats kept talking. And by the time it was over, more than 24 hours later, they re-emerged into the sunshine, descending the steps of the U.S. Capitol, singing, "We shall overcome." House Democrats ended a marathon sit-in shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday, after nearly 26 hours of... Read more

AURORA | Aurora Congressman Mike Coffman said if Buckley Air Force Base is not awarded new F-35 fighter jets, the base would likely lose its Air National Guard unit someday. “If we don’t get them, we will lose the runway. It’s only the fighter aircraft of the 140th Wing Colorado Air National Guard that require us to have an active runway at Buckley,” he said. “It affects the longterm health of (the) base when we’re looking at base closures.” That’s why Coffman said he spearheaded the Colorado co... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC (CBS4)– Rep. Ed Perlmutter was among a number of Democrats who sat down on the House floor on Wednesday. They demanded that the House take a vote on gun control measures. Perlmutter, a Democrat representing Colorado, joined others in his party at the U.S Capitol. House Speaker Paul Ryan has said he will not bring any gun control legislation to the floor. The House went into recess just as the protest began but the representatives remained sitting on the floor. Content originally p... Read more

Failing in an effort to match the success of their Senate counterparts, House members on Tuesday watched as Republicans killed a budget amendment that would have prevented federal regulators from penalizing financial institutions that worked with legitimate marijuana businesses. Though a Senate committee last week passed a similar amendment,House Republicans in the Rules Committee blocked any vote on the amendment proposed by Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Arvada, and Rep. Denny Heck of Washington to the... Read more

Two suspects are still at large after an armed robbery resulted in the June 18 death of a security guard at Green Heart Marijuana Dispensary in Aurora. The Aurora Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are offering reward money to anyone who may have information. That dispensaries in Colorado routinely have large amounts of cash on hand has long been argued as a critical public safety issue by advocates, industry workers and politicians. Marijuana is still outlawe... Read more

In a very high scoring game full of lots of smiles and high-fives, the press team, also known as the Bad News Babes, won the eighth-annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game against members of Congress 8-4. The game broke fundraising records on Wednesday night when it raised $215,000 for the Young Survivors Coalition, and crossed $875,000 in total donations to the charity since the event began in 2008. Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune was named the press team’s Most Valuable Player and Leig... Read more

Colorado-based satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe Inc. has been waiting for federal government permission to sell high-resolution data captured by its newest satellite, more than two years after its application was supposed to be decided. Ranking members of the Science, Space and Technology committee in the U.S. House of Representatives are demanding to know by June 24 why the Westminster-based company (NYSE: DGI) has received no answer when agency rules require one in 120 days. DigitalGlobe... Read more

Banks wishing to do business with the marijuana industry without fear of government reprisal inched closer to reality — again — when a Senate committee Thursday approved a measure — again — to do just that. A bill nearly identical to one passed by the Senate last year, this time sponsored by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Washington Sen. Patty Murray, was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee and would forbid the use of federal funds to penalize a financial institution that works with ma... Read more

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