Following new proposed regulations announced by the Environmental Protection Agency, Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today toured the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The tour highlighted several key priorities for both Congressmen, such as the Make It In America plan and the importance of renewable energy...
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) offered the following statement after President Obama accepted the resignation of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki: "Eric Shinseki served our country honorably and is an officer and a gentleman in the finest sense of the phrase. I respect his decision to accept responsibility and avoid being a distraction in fixing the very serious and systemic problems at the VA. Shinseki has been a great advocate for our veterans, including making progress on disabil...
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Last week, Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, along with House Democrats Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis sent letters to President Obama and VA Secretary Eric Shinseki urging them to continue investigating allegations of VA health employees' misconduct and delayed treatment for veterans. The delegation also requested results from the nationwide audit with specific details about Colorado veterans' facilities. Colorado's Congressional Members said in their letters, "We are...
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Representatives Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Jared Polis (CO-02) and Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today praised the inclusion of an amendment in NDAA which would increase transparency and ensure Cold War atomic weapon workers at Rocky Flats and Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will have their benefits applications reviewed accurately and expeditiously. Many of these Cold War nuclear workers were unknowingly exposed to radioactive and toxic substances, which have led to various illnesses, while working to defe...
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Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), with support from Reps. Mike Honda (CA-17), Jim Costa (CA-16), and Mark Pocan (WI-02), introduced a resolution urging the President to designate July 22 as "National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day." In 1995, Golden Colorado became the first city in the United States to designate a Lao-Hmong Recognition Day. Since then, other areas in the country followed suit, declaring July 22 Lao-Hmong Recognition Day. The establishment of a National Lao-Hmong Recognition Da...
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