Content originally published by The Denver Post on April 29th, 2016. Colorado U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat, and Mike Coffman, a Republican, co-hosted an event on veterans’ mental health Thursday night the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. The featured attraction was a documentary by veteran Colorado newsman Steffan Tubbs on post-traumatic stress disorder, known by the acronym PTSD. Tubbs is the executive producer and director and producer of“ACRONYM: The Cross-Generational Bat... Read more

Perlmutter, Polis Praise Inaugural Meeting of Advisory Board to Oversee Compensation and Benefits Program for Workers at Rocky Flats and Other Nuclear Weapons Facilities Panel will provide transparency, independent oversight and expert advice for program U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Jared Polis (CO-02) today praised the first meeting of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) whic... Read more

Content originally published by The Denver Post on April 25th, 2016. A federal advisory board designed to help workers sickened while working at former nuclear weapons facilities in the United States, including Rocky Flats west of Denver, get compensation and medical benefits will meet for the first time this week. The 15-member Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health will meet Tuesday through Thursday in Washington D.C. The board was established last year to help reduce the red ta... Read more

Content originally published by The Gazette on April 22nd, 2016. While federal data show some banks have been willing to serve the marijuana industry in recent years, those banks are few and far between in Colorado - and they prefer to stay anonymous. Amanda Averch, director of communications for The Colorado Bankers Association, said her organization is aware of 12 banks in Colorado that are willing to work with the marijuana industry. She did not disclose which banks work with such businesses... Read more

Content originally published by Space News on April 20th, 2016. An April 19 House hearing about potential policy changes that could affect development of small launch vehicles did not result in any consensus on what action, if any, to take on issues that could affect the competitiveness of the industry. The primary focus of the hearing by the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee was a proposal to allow the use of excess intercontinental ballistic missile motors for commercial launches, ... Read more

Bennet, Polis, Perlmutter, Buck Reiterate Need for Train Quiet Zones in Colorado Lawmakers Submit Letter to FRA urging for Change in Train Horn Requirements Today, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), and Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), submitted a letter to the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) reiterating the necessity for more consistent and flexible requirements for train horn Quiet Zones across communities in Colorado. Following requests on behalf of Colora... Read more

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), joined by a bipartisan group of 26 Senators and Representatives, today sent a letter urging President Obama to remove barriers to research on medical marijuana and facilitate new medical research on cannabis and its derivatives. “Twenty-three states have passed laws establishing medical cannabis programs and an additional seventeen have passed laws regarding the medical use of cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from cannabis,” the letter rea... Read more

Content originally published by The Denver Post on April 13th, 2016. Members of Colorado's congressional delegation slammed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald this week for touting his agency's reform accomplishments during a Denver speech. The VA has overhauled its construction practices, shortened patient-care waiting lists, become more efficient at meeting veterans' needs and made other improvements, McDonald said during a speech Monday. His comments about how the ... Read more

Perlmutter, WHS Team Up to Produce MEDIC!, a Veterans History Project Film Film will premiere at WHS on May 20, in advance of Memorial Day On Friday, May 20th, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), in conjunction with Westminster High School, will host the premiere of MEDIC!, a documentary film highlighting the stories of five brave veterans who served their country and their fellow veterans as combat medics. The film - produced by the faculty and students of Westminster High School – is part of the... Read more

Content originally published by the Highlands Ranch Herald on April 11th, 2016. More than a few bills in the 10-bill Ready to Work package making its way though the Colorado Legislature this session focus on an obvious component of workforce development: education. Similarly, school districts and local colleges continue to seek more ways to work toward developing tomorrow’s employees through promoting easier access to college, career and technical education. Speaking last month on figures showi... Read more