Content originally published by The Denver Post on March 14th, 2016. Re: “Houston, we have an opportunity — it’s called Mars,” March 9 guest commentary. Thank you, Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Lamar Smith, for championing exploration to Mars. Last month I heard a talk on the New Horizons mission to Pluto. The information and the photos that were received of that dwarf planet and its moons were truly remarkable. Imagine trying to position a spacecraft within a range of 250 miles over a distance of 3 ... Read more

Content originally published by The Denver Post on March 8th, 2016. Last week, Astronaut Scott Kelly returned from an almost one-year mission to test the effects of space travel on the human body. Kelly's experiment directly contributes to our understanding of the challenges NASA must overcome to send astronauts to deep-space destinations like Mars. And one of our best opportunities to go there is right around the corner. Seventeen years from now, Earth and Mars will be aligned for what could b... Read more

Content originally published by the Westminster Window on March 7th, 2016. Perlmutter extends invitation to 7th District students for annual Congressional Art Competition Submissions are now being accepted from all area high-school students for the annual Congressional Art Competition, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-7th District) announced last week. Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in each congressional... Read more

Content originally published by Denver Business Journal on March 1st, 2016. U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Golden) said for the past several years he’s heard a chorus of concerns from community banks. The regulatory burdens created under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed in 2010, are killing them. They have to spend time and money on compliance personnel and paperwork for things their banks don't do – like investment banking. “They are facing regulations that are... Read more

Content originally published by the American Banker on February 29th, 2016. A bank regulatory relief plan put forward by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig is getting support in the House. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., introduced legislation on Friday that would implement Hoenig's plan by providing regulatory relief to "traditional banks" that hold no trading assets, hold only interest rate and foreign exchange derivative positions with exposure of less than $3 billion a... Read more

Content originally published by the Golden Transcript on February 23rd, 2016. There are a lot of pluses to hiring a mature worker — they’re responsible, loyal and trainable. “They bring a lot to the table,” said Bert Hendricks, regional veteran’s employment representative for Colorado. “I think employers recognize that, also.” Hiring companies do place value on experience, rather than age, he added. Hundreds of people attended a Baby Boomer Career Fair on Feb. 19 at the Jefferson County Fairgro... Read more

Content originally published by Marijuana Business Daily on February 23rd, 2016. The past year wasn’t a particularly good one for the cannabis industry in one key area: banking. Several financial institutions that openly served marijuana businesses – or had planned to – pulled back in the first half of 2015, citing the high cost of compliance. The industry then suffered a major setback in January of this year, when a court essentially ruled against a cannabis-focused credit union that was seeki... Read more

Content originally published by Denver News 7 on February 23rd, 2016. DENVER - A plan to close Guantanamo Bay is being sent to Congress, President Obama announced Tuesday. Colorado's Supermax facility in Florence has frequently been named as a place to send the detainees. Also on the list is Colorado State Penitentiary II. According to The White House, the detention facility in Cuba has just 91 detainees remaining. Nearly 800 were held there at one time. In making his announcement, the Presiden... Read more

Content originally published by Denver News 7 on February 23rd, 2016. A plan to close Guantanamo Bay is being sent to Congress, President Obama announced Tuesday. Colorado's Supermax facility in Florence has frequently been named as a place to send the detainees. Also on the list is Colorado State Penitentiary II. According to The White House, the detention facility in Cuba has just 91 detainees remaining. Nearly 800 were held there at one time. In making his announcement, the President twice r... Read more

Content originally published by the Denver Business Journal on February 19th, 2016. When it comes to global economics, the equations and answers are not always easy. But if the U.S. sticks to a plan of investing in developing countries, it will be economically rewarded, the speakers said. That was the key message Thursday from U.S. Trade and Development AgencyDirector Leocadia Zak and U.S. Rep. Ed. Perlmutter, D-Golden. The two were keynote speakers at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition lunch... Read more