Lakewood, Colo. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) issued the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, the fourth major federal relief package addressing the COVID-19 crisis: “With the passage of the Heroes Act, the House continues its work to combat COVID-19, stabilize our economy, and support families, workers, small businesses, and state and local governments as ... Read more »

With a House vote on Democratic leadership’s latest coronavirus relief package expected on Friday, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) is making the case for a provision he’s championing that would protect banks that service marijuana businesses from being penalized by federal regulators. During a Rules Committee hearing on Thursday evening—and then on the floor the following morning—the congressman stresse... Read more »

Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse led members of the Colorado Congressional delegation - Senator Michael Bennet, Senator Cory Gardner, Congressman Ed Perlmutter, Congresswoman Diana DeGette, Congressman Jason Crow and Congressman Scott Tipton - called for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to allow for increased flexibility in, or an extension of, project deadlines for the complet... Read more »

When it comes to being counted, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter's constituents lead the pack in Colorado. The U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging people to self-report how many people lived in their home on April 1 and a few other pertinent facts. Self-reporting saves time, money and face-to-face contact with a census taker later this summer. Perlmutter's Congressional District 7 has the highest participati... 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 »

Twenty years ago, Tom Mauser was sitting in a congressional gallery, two seats down from the first lady, and watching President Bill Clinton describe his son, Daniel, as “an amazing kid, a straight-A student, a good skier.” Daniel had, in the president’s words, been “gunned down at Columbine” the year before. On Tuesday night, Tom Mauser will return to Congress for another State of the Union addre... Read more »

It’s a mad dash to the finish line for Congress. And not just when it comes to the impeachment process. Lawmakers are trying to send some must-pass legislation, including two appropriations bills that would avert a government shutdown, to the president’s desk. The House passed an almost $1.4 trillion dollar spending plan on Tuesday and sent it to the Senate, which will debate and likely pass the b... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today applauded the passage of the fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills: H.R. 1865 and H.R. 1158. “Most importantly, the passage of these bills ensures the federal government will remain open and working for the American people,” said Perlmutter. “It also includes significant funding for many of the priorities House Democrats have been fighting f... Read more »

Many of Colorado's Congressional representatives were home for the first snow, and they took the opportunity to host town halls in their districts. While the headlines back in D.C. were dominated by talk of the impeachment inquiry, constituents in Colorado were more interested in the political cornerstones in day-to-day life: the economy, health care and national security. Democratic Reps. Jason C... Read more »