April 23, 2008 Today, Colorado’s Congressional Delegation and VA Secretary James Peake met about recent developments for the Fitzsimons Veterans Hospital . An overview of a partnership between the Veterans Administration and University of Colorado was discussed. Proposed plans include an outpatient facility, a new hospital tower built and owned by the University of Colorado and leased by the VA with a new ambulatory services facility. Also outlined by Secretary Peake were increased veteran servi... Read more

April 22, 2008 In commemorating Earth Day, today U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) delivered the keynote address at the Center for American Progress highlighting his new G.R.E.E.N. Act (Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods) to be introduced later this week in the House of Representatives. As economic growth in the U.S. slows, our country's global warming gas emissions continue to rise. Meanwhile, consumers are being hit hard by the twin burdens of a sagging housing market and rising e... Read more

April 16, 2008 Today, members of the Colorado Delegation, including United States Senator Ken Salazar and Reps. Mark Udall, Ed Perlmutter and John Salazar, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Director John Howard and Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health Chair Dr. Paul Ziemer, urging them to reconsider recently imposed guidelines that effectively revoke previ... Read more

House VA Sub-Committee Holds Hearing on Perlmutter Bill Creating Veterans’ Centers to Battle Epilepsy April 15, 2008 Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s Epilepsy Centers of Excellence Act, H.R. 2818. The bill addresses the critical issues facing veterans who experienced traumatic brain injuries (TBI). TBI is one of the most common injuries of the war. Medical experts believe that 30 to 50 percent of brain injuries in ... Read more

Response to Gen. Petraeus & Ambassador Crocker's Testimony before House Committees April 9, 2008 Congressman Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement concerning General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker’s testimony today in the House of Representatives: “After today’s testimony I am disappointed at the prospect of maintaining 140,000 troops in after this summer. As a result of this Administration’s commitment to a seemingly indefinite troop presence in we are taking our eye off of Os... Read more

April 9, 2008 Today, members of the Colorado’s Congressional delegation including United States Senators Ken Salazar, Wayne Allard and Representatives Diana DeGette, Mark Udall, John Salazar and Ed Perlmutter, sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Margaret Peters in support of Colorado’s bid for federal funding to relieve congestion and expand travel options on U.S. 36 between Denver and Boulder. The U.S. 36 Mayors and Commissioners Coalition submitted its original application for $234 mi... Read more

April 8, 2008 Today, U.S. Rep Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) is proud to announce Lakewood resident and Lakewood High School Senior, Kaitlin Goodall, was awarded an appointment to the Unites States Military Academy at West Point for the fall of 2008. “I am very proud the United States Military Academy chose Kaitlin to be a Cadet for this fall. Her academic, athletic and extra-curricular accomplishments all combined to make her a strong candidate. I have no doubt she will succeed at the academy. With youn... Read more

April 2, 2008 Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) introduced the Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008 requiring the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a survey of our nation’s fire departments to national consensus standards, and provide recommendations to DHS and Congress as to how to enhance compliance. The National Fire Protection Association is a consortium of fire industry experts that establishes voluntary national consensus standards for the protection of firefighters. Su... Read more

April 2, 2008 In the wake of high home foreclosures, instability in the financial markets and the historic government bail out of former investment giant, Bear Stearns, Congress is taking action to provide relief to homeowners potentially facing foreclosures. U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter, (CO-07) sits on the House Financial Services Committee, which has been working since early 2007 to stem the significant rise in mortgage foreclosures, including HR 1852, a bill that would in part increase ... Read more

March 31, 2008 Today, U.S. Rep Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) is proud to announce Arvada resident and Arvada West High School Senior, Mathew McIntyre was awarded an appointment to the Unites States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland for the fall of 2008. His parents are Sheryl and Charles Blish III of Arvada. He is the first student to be awarded a Naval Academy appointment from the 7th Congressional District by Rep. Perlmutter. “I am very proud the Naval Academy chose Mathew to be a Cadet for this fa... Read more