This article was published on 10/8/13. Click here to read the full article. “We now have a shutdown of the government, there’s now this overarching threat of the United States defaulting on its full faith and credit and not paying the bills,” said Congressman Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat. “And these guys (Republicans) have been holding the economy and working people hostage."
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This article was published on 10/6/13. Click here to read the full article. "I know that's part of what is required of me in a swing district," Perlmutter told HuffPost, "to raise money so that I can get up on the air, so that I can conduct the field program, do the parades, put out the yard signs, do the voter-to-voter contact that is required to win a swing district."
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This article was published on 10/2/13. Click here to read the full article. With the shutdown showdown of the U.S. government ongoing in Washington, U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, D-Jefferson County, and Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, discuss what’s going on as thousands of federal workers are off the job.
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Members of the Colorado Congressional delegation in the House of Representatives were pleased to see the passage of H.R. 3174 this morning. Last week, the House delegation introduced this bipartisan bill that lifts the cap on funds appropriated in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013. Currently, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) emergency relief funds are capped at $100 million per state and incident. This legislation lifts the cap for the purpose of rebuilding roads and bridg...
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A united Colorado House Congressional delegation today urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to designate National Guard units as "exempt personnel" allowing them to continue assisting with flood relief efforts in the event of a government shutdown on Oct. 1. In a letter to Hagel, the delegation noted the devastation of the flood damage and the importance of the work National Guardsmen already are undertaking. The delegatio...
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