Today Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) toured a local manufacturing company, S&H Products as part of a larger tour of local, small businesses in the 7th Congressional District. Since 1988, S&H Products designs and manufactures premium-grade firefighting equipment, including fire hose nozzles, wye valves, shut-off valves, wildland hose clamps, and other related products, for both commercial and government applications. Today they are a family owned and operated business that oversees all its own produ...
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As part of National Startup Day Across America, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) toured OZ Snowboards, a local snowboard manufacturer established in 2010. “OZ Snowboards demonstrates a strong commitment to the keep it local and Make It In America philosophies as well as environmentally-friendly business practices,” said Rep. Perlmutter. “Startup companies such as OZ have tremendous potential when it comes to job creation and how they use technology and innovation to contribute to our economy. Plus it...
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Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted on H.R. 5230 and H.R. 5272: "Today the Tea Party extremists once again hijacked Congress to pass a misguided proposal that does not provide adequate resources to address the humanitarian crisis at the border and does nothing to address the root causes of the problem. Due to the incompetence of the Republican do-nothing Congress, I was forced to vote against a sham bill that removes due process a...
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Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following reaction after learning an additional $130 million was awarded to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for flood relief efforts: “Colorado was ravaged by terrible floods last fall. Many lives, homes and businesses were lost or torn apart. Colorado’s roads and bridges providing lifelines for many of our towns and communities were also severely damaged and we will continue rebuilding for years to come. During the aftermath of the flood...
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Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) issued the following statement after today’s vote in the House of Representatives on the lawsuit against President Obama: “Instead of focusing on important legislation to help the hard working people in the middle, the Republican leaders in the House choose to focus on costly litigation. The Republicans continue to pursue their own harmful political agenda rather than passing critical legislation to address the humanitarian crisis at the border or focus on a long-term...
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Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted on the Conference Committee legislation to improve accountability and veterans’ access to healthcare: “I’m pleased the Conference Committee listened to our plea last week urging for a speedy resolution and passage of legislation to improve veterans’ healthcare and the mismanagement at the VA. The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act (H.R. 3230) is a bipartisan agreement to improve acco...
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Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Rep. Andy Barr (KY-06) applaud the bipartisan effort to pass H.R. 5062,the Examination and Supervisory Privilege Parity Act of 2014. The legislation clarifies the sharing of information between federal and state regulators that license, supervise or examine consumer financial products or services, it will not waive or affect any privilege during the examination process. “Congress showed it can work on a bipartisan basis to pass legislation to harmonize the supervi...
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Today Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) joined 116 other Members of Congress to ask Senate Majority Leader Reid and House Speaker Boehner to not let the Senate and House of Representatives leave for the August district work period unless there is resolution and passage of the Veteran Access to Care Act. Currently a Conference Committee is working on a compromise between the Senate and House versions of the bill. Perlmutter said, “Further delays in providing adequate access to care for our veterans is ...
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