Perlmutter to GOP -- Stop playing politics and do what's right for America. Tonight, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after the President's address to the nation about the looming default crisis. "In our country, we elect leaders to serve us -- not their political party. Yet, Washington Republicans are playing a game of politics with our retirement accounts, jobs, and economic security simply to continue tax giveaways to billionaires. President Obama is negotiatin... Read more

Today, our nation's 30-year long space shuttle program ended when when the shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth from its final mission. Upon the historic completion of this national journey and exploration, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) urged the President and the administration to push forward on promptly completing the Orion space capsule being developed by Lockheed Martin in Jefferson County, CO. Click here to view letter. In a letter to President Obama, Perlmutter stated, "Human spaceflight... Read more

"I want to ensure we pay the bills we owe and act responsibly to innovate, educate and create goods here in our country so hard working Americans can get back to work." 200 Days -- Where are the Jobs, Mr. Speaker? Speaker of the House, John Boehner, and his Republicans have been in charge for nearly 200 days, and Coloradans are asking: “Where is the Republican jobs plan?" Today, instead of introducing a comprehensive plan so our communities can attract and foster the growth of small businesses a... Read more

Perlmutter: We Need Jobs Mr. Speaker. Where are the jobs? Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement calling on the House GOP to end their 191-day boycott of no jobs plan for our country: "There's a fundamental difference between me and my Republican colleagues -- I believe we have a revenue problem in this country -- it's called jobs. People want them, people need them, and that's what they want their elected representatives to focus on. Yet, for 191 days, the House... Read more

MICROSOFT BRINGS STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO DENVER From filmmaking to robotics, Center of Excellence offers youth 21st century tech skills Denver – July 14, 2011 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver will open the state’s first Club Tech Center of Excellence on July 21, 2011. The technology center, sponsored by Microsoft, is one of 11 nationwide across the Boys & Girls Club network of nearly 4,000 locations and will give City youth access to fully loaded computers... Read more

"A vote for this spending bill is a vote to continue shipping jobs and money to the Middle East" GOP Energy & Water Funding Bill Will Make Us More Dependent on Foreign Oil Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter urged the House to reject the FY 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations bill which would cut funding for the Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) by $1.9 billion or 59%. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, which is responsible for ove... Read more

Perlmutter Asks GOP - “What is next, a return to leaded gasoline?” **See Below for a Sample Play List to Accompany This Release ** Today, the House GOP majority again showed they have the wrong priorities to lead our country. Instead of acting to create jobs and strengthen our economy, House Republicans voted on a bill (H.R. 2417) to repeal bipartisan energy efficiency standards signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007 that will save American families, small businesses and our countr... Read more

"GOP has done absolutely nothing to spur job growth since taking over." Today, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after the release of the June jobs report. "It's been more than 6 months since the House Republicans took control and we haven't had one vote on a bill to create jobs. All the House Republicans have done is recklessly slash jobs for 238,000 federal, state and local workers while continuing excessive tax giveaways to millionaires and billionaires and loophole... Read more

"GOP has done absolutely nothing to spur job growth since taking over." Perlmutter Calls on House Leadership to Stop Playing Games with the Economy Today, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after the release of the June jobs report. "It's been more than 6 months since the House Republicans took control and we haven't had one vote on a bill to create jobs. All the House Republicans have done is recklessly slash jobs for 238,000 federal, state and local workers while conti... Read more

Press Release Originally Sent on June 22, 2011 "Ultimately, the future of Afghanistan lies in the hands of the Afghan people" Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter released the following statement in response to the President's Afghanistan troop drawdown announcement: "I believe it’s time to begin to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. I have consistently said we took our eye off the ball by going into Iraq when we should have been focused on Afghanistan. Since 2009, the President has made the effort in... Read more