U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after voting to strengthen the security screening of Syrian refugees in to the U.S. “The attacks in Paris are frightening and a tragic reminder of the barbaric acts being carried out by Islamic State terrorists. Understandably, after those devastating attacks there’s a lot of anxiety and fear right now here at home. The U.S. has the strongest and most capable counterterrorism operations in the world. We continue to take the fight ...
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>U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement regarding H.R. 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Lending Guidance Act. The legislation encourages the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to reissue a March 2013 bulletin through a transparent process by soliciting stakeholder input through a formal notice and comment period, study the costs and impacts on consumers and businesses, and involve other relevant agencies including the Federal Reserve, Department of Justi...
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Article orginally published on KUSA on November 10th, 2015. KUSA - An Arvada woman plans to donate her uncle's military papers to the Library of Congress, including secret handwritten prisoner lists he kept as a POW during the Vietnam War. In 1967, then Lt. Col. John Stavast's plane was shot down during a mission over Hanoi. Stavast was originally classified as missing in action (MIA), and his family did not know if he was dead or alive for years. He was held as a prisoner of war at the notorio...
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Article orginally published on KUSA on November 10th, 2015. KUSA - An Arvada woman plans to donate her uncle's military papers to the Library of Congress, including secret handwritten prisoner lists he kept as a POW during the Vietnam War. In 1967, then Lt. Col. John Stavast's plane was shot down during a mission over Hanoi. Stavast was originally classified as missing in action (MIA), and his family did not know if he was dead or alive for years. He was held as a prisoner of war at the notorio...
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LAKEWOOD, CO – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day and Military Families Appreciation Month: “This Veterans Day, I would like to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to all our Veterans and their families for their continued service to our community and to our country. Today and everyday it’s important to pay tribute to the men and women of the U.S. military, and their families, for their sacrifice and courage to preserve our fre...
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LUCID Act measure calling for research into detection, prevention of impaired driving included in transportation bill A measure calling for federal research into the most scientifically sound methods for stopping marijuana-impaired driving, originally proposed by Reps. Jared Polis (CO-02) and Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), was included in the comprehensive transportation reauthorization bill that passed the House today. “No matter what side of the legalization debate you fall on, we all agree on the im...
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Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after he voted to support a six-year highway and transit bill which also reauthorized the expired Export-Import Bank: “After 34 short-term extensions, today the House proved it can work in a bi-partisan fashion toward a long-term Surface Transportation bill. Passing a long-term bill will go a long way to rebuild and strengthen our roads, bridges, and transit systems. This legislation is important to creating jobs, rebuildin...
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This content was orginally published on KUSA on October 29th, 2015. KUSA – Following a series of stories by 9Wants to Know on the tendency of helicopter fuel tanks to rupture following low-impact crashes, one of the major owners of EMS helicopters in the country says it's committed to retrofitting the fuel systems on its entire fleet of one helicopter in particular. Englewood-based Air Methods released a statement to 9Wants to Know this week saying it intends to start retrofitting its fleet of ...
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U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) issued the following statement on the long-term contract signed today to complete the replacement VA medical facility under construction in Aurora, CO: “I’m pleased to see a long-term contract signed today between the Army Corps of Engineers and Kiewit Turner to complete the VA medical facility in Aurora. With this contract, the Army Corps will officially take over as project manager, the number of people working on site will double, and a new target op...
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