November 15, 2007 With the holiday travel season imminent and two of the most serious runway incursions in the Nation occurring in Denver in the last year, members of the Colorado Delegation are concerned about the safety of the over 50 million passengers who travel through Denver International Airport annually. To address the issue of runway incursions, United States Senators Ken Salazar, Wayne Allard and Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01), Mark Udall (CO-02), John Salazar (CO-03), Doug Lamborn (CO-05... Read more

November 14, 2007 Providing answers to the pop quiz before actually giving the quiz, defeats the purpose of testing, according to U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07). Perlmutter, along with members of the House Homeland Security Committee, questioned the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator Kip Hawley today about leaks of covert testing operations to be conducted at some of the nation’s busiest airports. An April 2006 email was sent from high level TSA’s Office of Security Oper... Read more

Tax Bill Includes Relief for Military Personnel November 9, 2007 Today, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) joined with a majority of the House of Representatives to pass HR 3996, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007. Included within this act is an extension of important tax relief provisions to veterans and our reservists and the men and women in the National Guard introduced by Rep. Perlmutter. The Military Financial Assistance Act, included within HR 3996, continues to allow reservists and National Gu... Read more

November 9, 2007 U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) is pleased to announce the West Metro Fire Rescue was awarded a $49,828 Assistance for Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Congressman telephoned West Metro Fire Chief Doug McBee this week to offer his congratulations. “I’m proud that West Metro is the first fire department from the 7th Congressional District to receive funds in this distribution cycle,” said Perlmutter. “We are lucky to have such a to... Read more

November 9, 2007 Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar and Congressmen Mark Udall (CO-2), John Salazar (CO-3) and Ed Perlmutter (CO-7) wrote a letter to Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao regarding the recent decision by the department to include 775 Rocky Flats workers from Building 881 under the Special Exposure Cohert (SEC) status. While the delegation members believe the decision is the right one, they are emphasizing that much more remains to be done to address the needs of the additional Ro... Read more

Gives Keynote Speech Commemorating Veterans’ Day November 8, 2007 This Veterans’ Day, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) will give the keynote address commemorating Veterans’ Day during the 5th anniversary celebration at the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home at Fitzsimons. During his keynote address, Perlmutter will announce the launch of the 7th Congressional District Veterans’ Oral History Project. The Veterans’ Oral History Project will be conducted in partnership with the Community College of Aur... Read more

Reads Names of Colorado Vietnam Veterans at Ceremony at Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial November 8, 2007 Today, in honor of Veterans’ Day, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) participated in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Reading of the Names to commemorate the Memorial’s 25th Anniversary. At 7:15 a.m. (EST), Perlmutter read 30 of the more than 58,000 names of service members subscribed on the wall. Three of the names read by Perlmutter served in the Vietnam War from Colorado . They were: Sgt. Nichol... Read more

Bill bolsters civil rights for millions of Americans November 7, 2007 Today, US Reps. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) voted with a majority of the House of Representatives to approve the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Below is a statement concerning the passage of this legislation: “Today, history was made. I am proud I voted to support the basic ideals of fairness, justice and equality under the law guaranteed by our Constitution. This bill prohibits discrimination against select groups of peo... Read more

November 6, 2007 Today, US Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) voted with an overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives to override the President’s November 2, 2007 Veto of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The House voted 361-54 to override the veto. This bipartisan bill authorizes vital Corps of Engineers flood control, navigation, beach erosion control, and environmental restoration projects across the country. "This fiscally responsible bill upholds our government’s promise to he... Read more

October 31, 2007 The Colorado Congressional Delegation joined U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today in sending a letter to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Edmund S. “Kip” Hawley, pressing the Administration to take immediate steps improving the security situation at Denver International Airport (DIA). The letter, signed by all members of the Delegation, outlined the long security wait times and screening processes at DIA, highlighted the benefit to increasin... Read more