Originally published in American Banker on April 9th, 2015. Top Fed Official Meets with Pot Industry Over Banking Impasse by Kevin Wack APR 9, 2015 8:09pm ET A top Federal Reserve official met Thursday with owners of marijuana businesses in Colorado, who catalogued the difficulties of operating in an industry that's largely been locked out of the banking system. The pot barons' meeting with Esther George, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, shows that the fledgling industr...
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Following the April 2nd anniversary of the McCutcheon v. FEC decision, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today joined local elected officials, students and the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) for a roundtable discussion about money in politics and possible solutions, including the H.R. 20, the Government by the People Act. “I represent the needs of my constituents so it is imperative they are able to have their voices heard and their votes counted,” said Rep. Perlmutter. “The Gov...
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POLITICO Pro Q&A: Ed Perlmutter Rep. Ed Perlmutter actually has a Nike FuelBand. | AP By ASHLEY GOLD 4/3/15 10:45 AM EDT Members of Congress are a compulsive and competitive lot, but like the rest of us they spend a lot of time sitting down. So it comes as no surprise to hear that large numbers of lawmakers are joining the step-counting “Quantified Self” movement. Last month, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) talked up fellow Colorado Democrat Ed Perlmutter’s love of wearable fitness at an event on ...
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In honor of National Women’s History Month, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today formally submitted a Veterans History Project documentary, Women Warriors: A Vision of Valor, to the Library of Congress. The 50-minute film, produced by students and faculty at Front Range Community College (FRCC), presents the stories of nine Colorado women veterans who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. “I'm so proud of the hard work the students and faculty at Front Range Community ...
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the folllowing statement after voting on the Republican budget in the U.S. House of Representatives: "The Democratic budget is a roadmap to a bright and prosperous future for Colorado’s middle class families. We have made too much progress to turn back now with 12 million new private-sector jobs created over the last 60 months and the lowest unemployment rate in six years. Our vision for the country represents shared values that boosts paychecks for work...
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after the resignation of Glenn Haggstrom, the Principal Executive Director in the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): “This is a good and important step, and the first step of many to right the wrongs of the Aurora VA project. For the sake of our veterans and taxpayers, we must hold those responsible for the incredible mismanagement on the VA hospital while continuing to w...
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Yesterday H.R. 233, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives allowing tenants on a fixed income have their income certified and/or verified once every three years rather than annually. This bi-partisan legislation, introduced by Rep. Perlmutter (CO-07) and Rep. Stivers (OH-15), will aid our most vulnerable constituents and provide marginal regulatory relief to public housing authorities and privately owned rental properties who wish to service housing v...
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Following new cost estimates to complete the new VA hospital in Aurora, the Colorado Congressional delegation today expressed its commitment to working together on behalf of our veterans to ensure the regional medical facility is completed. “The VA’s recent cost projections reflect the utter mismanagement of the project from the start. After insisting to the Congressional delegation and the veterans community that the project was within its budget for years, the VA’s latest projections are yet ...
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