A House vote to send the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan to President Biden's desk could come as early as Tuesday after the Senate gave its approval over the weekend. The wide ranging bill includes $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans. Listen to the interview with KOA and Colorado Congressman Ed Perlmutter here. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today voted for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 which will provide critical and immediate relief for individuals, families, healthcare providers, and communities across the country. “As we work to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible, this relief package is exactly what we need to contain the virus and work to rebuild our economy,”... Read more »
Coloradans in the U.S. House were divided along party lines as lawmakers passed a nearly $2 trillion COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus package in the overnight hours Saturday. The state’s four House Democrats voted in favor and its three House Republicans voted in opposition, with an overall vote of 219-212. It’s the first major step in a weeks-long legislative process for the $1.9 trillion bi... Read more »
Legislation introduced Thursday by Michigan Democratic U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee would provide some relief to student borrowers with loans that are privately held. President Joe Biden recently extended through September the pause on federal student loan payments and interest, which was first put in place last year by Congress in response to the pandemic and then renewed by the Trump administration. But... Read more »
Lakewood, Colo.- Today U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) held a telephone town hall with Jeff Kraft, OEDIT’s Director of Business Funding and Incentives; Cher Haavind, Deputy Executive Director and Jeff Fitzgerald, Unemployment Insurance Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and Dr. Bernadette Albanese, a Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist and Medical Epidemiologist at the... Read more »
A $2 trillion bill to aid workers, health care providers and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic is poised to become law following its passage in the U.S. House on Friday. Many House members reconvened in Washington to approve the 880-page measure, which stands to be the largest economic aid package in U.S. history. The chamber passed the measure using a “voice vote” typically used for uncontr... Read more »
With the support of all but one Coloradan, the U.S. House passed the largest economic stimulus package in American history Friday, a more than $2 trillion agreement to boost a national economy ravaged by coronavirus. President Donald Trump signed the bill shortly thereafter. It passed on a voice vote, a tactic used for uncontroversial legislation. As a result, House members were not required to re... Read more »
With Congress’ passage Friday of a $2 trillion aid package to help Americans weather the impacts of the new coronavirus, Coloradans will soon see a host of benefits geared toward getting them through the coming weeks and months. The 880-page stimulus bill, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump, includes at least $2.2 billion for the state and for local governments, as well as funds t... Read more »
Members of Colorado's congressional delegation and state parties lined up along partisan lines to offer their reaction to President Trump's third State of the Union address Tuesday, the night before the Senate is expected to vote on impeachment. The president spoke of the nation's robust economy under his watch, a point of pride for Republicans with doubts and derision from Democrats during the el... Read more »
Coloradans in Congress invited several guests to President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night in Washington, D.C. Colorado representatives used the invitation to draw attention to issues including gun violence and veteran suicide. A father of one of the Columbine High School shooting victims was in the audience. Tom Mauser attended the State of the Union as a guest of Rep. Joe Neguse... Read more »
