"The Time Is Now to Take a Vote on Responsible Immigration Reform" Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Jared Polis (CO-02) signed onto a petition renewingtheir call to House Republican Leadership to allow a vote on H.R. 15, a bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform measure. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects comprehensive immigration reform will lower deficits by $900 billion. Furthermore, the Center for American Progress estimates it will b... Read more

This article was published 03/25/14 Click here to read the full article. Lawyers got permission Monday to advise marijuana businesses without fear of running afoul of the state’s ethics rules. Read more

"Time is of the Essence" Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) sent a letter to House Appropriations' Committee Leaders asking them to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to perform a design-construction evaluation of the new VA Medical Center being built in Aurora. [Letter is attached and pasted below] "This state-of-the-art, stand alone, medical center needs to be completed as soon as possible, at the best price," said Perlmutter. ... Read more

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) introduced a bipartisan bill to help alleviate student loan debt for thousands of aspiring architects to promote sustainable job growth in our communities. Perlmutter, along with Reps. Dennis Ross (R-FL), Greg Meeks (D-NY) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) introduced the National Design Services Act (NDSA), to provide architecture students relief from loan debt in return for community service. This is similar to programs implemented for lawyers, doctors, teachers and ... Read more

U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet and Congressman Ed Perlmutter pressed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today to swiftly partner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify potential ways to get the construction of the new Aurora VA medical center back on track. The lawmakers urged the VA to enter into an "interagency agreement" to bring in a team of experts from the Army Corps for a "Design-Construction Evaluation" that would identify potential cost savings and performa... Read more

This article was published 03/09/14 Click here to read the full article. Marriage equality advocates rallied at the Capitol on Monday, imploring that “all loving, committed couples should have the freedom to marry in the state that they call home.” Read more

Members of Congress Ask Federal Banking Regulators to Implement New Guidance for Licensed Marijuana Businesses As part of continuing efforts to end the cash-only nature of regulated marijuana markets, U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter (CO) and Denny Heck (WA) along with 16 Members of Congress today asked federal banking regulators to implement new guidance to allow licensed marijuana businesses to have access to banking services. On February 14, the Departments of Justice and Treasury jointly issued gui... Read more

This article was published 03/05/14 Click here to read the full article. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) , along with 14 other Democratic members of Congress, sent a letter to federal regulators Wednesday urging them to implement guidance to allow licensed marijuana businesses to have access to banking services. Read more

Today, U.S. Ed Perlmutter praised the new state air quality rules to help reduce harmful emissions from oil and gas facilities. Perlmutter said, "These are balanced rules negotiated by Colorado oil and gas industry representatives, environmental groups and Colorado's Air Quality Control Commission. These responsible rules increase protections to ensure cleaner air for our citizens and communities. They also allow critical energy production to move forward and help our state and nation become mo... Read more

This article was published 02/22/14 Click here to read the full article. Just as Rocky Flats workers' tenacity helped our nation win the Cold War, we will keep fighting until all of our brave nuclear workers obtain the benefits our nation owes them. Read more