February 12, 2007 Congressman Ed Perlmutter will hold his first Town Hall meeting on Thursday evening, February 22, 2007 at the Aurora Municipal Center in conjunction with Aurora City Councilman, Larry Beer’s, Ward III meeting. During this first town hall meeting, the Congressman will take the opportunity to update constituents on the first two months in Congress, the first 100 hours legislation passed by the House and the debate and votes concerning the Iraq war. The Congressman will also previ... Read more

February 5, 2007 Congressman Ed Perlmutter, who represents Colorado's 7th Congressional District was featured in a "Reality Check" piece by Raj Chohan with KCNC Ch. 4 on Sunday, February 4, 2007. The piece aired during the 10 p.m. news cycle after the Super Bowl In the feature, the Congressman discussed the recent 6 for 6 legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives during the first 100 legislative hours of the 110th Congress. Please visit the following link to access the news fea... Read more

February 2, 2007 Congressman Ed Perlmutter will hold his second “Government at the Grocery” store meeting on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Safeway grocery store located at 12200 E. Mississippi Ave. in Aurora. “Government at the Grocery” is a program Congressman Perlmutter is starting in order to reach out to constituents of the 7th Congressional District and provide them with an easy, convenient way to meet with their Congressman and his office about important issues they are facing and for... Read more

February 1, 2007 Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) was appointed to two subcommittees of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee. Perlmutter will sit on the following subcommittees: • Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Chair: Rep. Paul E. Karjorski, (D-PA); and • Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Chair: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY). As a member of these subcommittees, Perlmutter will be able to draw on his expertise and work as a bankruptcy attor... Read more

January 31, 2007 Today, Congress took the first significant step in reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil by increasing the investment to the Department of Energy, in particular its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs by $300 million as part of the Continuing Resolution, which ensures the federal government remains open and continues to provide services to the American people. Freshman Congressman, Ed Perlmutter, (D-CO) was instrumental in highlighting the need for this... Read more

January 23, 2007 Below is the text of Representative Ed Perlmutter’s (D-CO 7) statement concerning the President’s State of the Union speech. “Last year at the State of the Union, the President acknowledged that America is addicted to oil. Yet, one week later in his annual budget he immediately fell off the wagon and shortchanged the development of the alternative fuels and technologies needed to make America energy independent. This year, the President laid out an ambitious plan calling for, am... Read more

“Government at the Grocery” store meetings January 18, 2007 WHEATRIDGE, CO – Congressman Ed Perlmutter will hold the first in a series of “Government at the Grocery” store meetings on Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Applewood King Sooper grocery store located at 3400 Youngfield St. in Wheatridge. “Government at the Grocery” is a program Congressman Perlmutter is starting in order to reach out to constituents of the 7th Congressional District and provide them with an easy, convenient way to mee... Read more

House of Representatives Assemble on Capitol Hill January 4, 2007 I, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. With these words, the Members of the 1... Read more