This article was published on 8/29/13. Click here to read the full article. "There is a game of chicken that's being played by the Republican majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate and the White House," said Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat from Jefferson County. "That is the root of the uncertainty ... in Washington." Read more

This article was published on 8/28/13. Click here to read the full article. "The use of chemical weapons against innocent women, men and children in Syria is horrendous. I think there should be targeted military action against Syria to prevent further atrocities and the use of chemical weapons in the future." Read more

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) honored the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, when Dr. Martin Luther King gave his historic “I Have A Dream” speech that inspired a nation. "This massive March helped to awaken the conscience of the country,” Perlmutter said. “Over the last 50 years, key progress has been made in moving forward on the vision of America that Dr. King laid out in his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. We can still do more. "To live up to Dr. King’s vision, we must all work t... Read more

This article was published on 8/19/13. Click here to read the full article. Aware of the ever-increasing problem of denying banking services to a growing industry within the state, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter and others introduced the Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013 in the U.S. Congress to resolve the conflict between the state and federal laws, at least as it relates to the banking industry. Read more

This article was published by the Denver Post on August 4, 2013. Click Here for the full article. "Immigration will continue to be an issue until Congress fixes our broken immigration system," Rep. Perlmutter said. Read more

This Article was published by The New York Times on August 1, 2013. Click Here for the full article. This week, in a closed-door meeting of Congressional Democrats with President Obama, Representative Ed Perlmutter of Colorado bluntly said what has been on many politicians’ minds: “Larry Summers. Bad choice.” Read more

This Article was published by the Denver Post on July 21, 2013. Click Here for the full article. "Aurora leaders say they refuse to have their community identified by this crime — they refuse to be viewed through the cracked lens of a mass killer." Read more

New Democrat Coalition Letter to Boehner: Introduce Bipartisan, Comprehensive Bill by September 30 or We Will Move Without You Reps. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Jared Polis (CO-02) joined 37 members of the moderate, pro-growth New Democrat Coalition calling on Speaker John Boehner to introduce a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to fix the nation’s broken immigration system by September 30 or the New Dems will move forward on their own. “There is bipartisan support for fixing our broken immigration s... Read more

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Last week, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter voted to strengthen protections for individuals' personal information by supporting the bipartisan amendment introduced by Reps. Amash and Conyers. The amendment would have limited the National Security Agency's ability to collect and maintain private call records on customers in the U.S. "We should work together to ensure we have the most responsible national security measures in place ... Read more

This article was published by FOX 31 on July 31st, 2013 Click Here for full article “We need to address the public safety, crime and lost tax revenue associated when these legal and regulated businesses are operating in a cash-only system,” said Perlmutter in a press release announcing the bill earlier this month. “We also need to provide financial institutions assurance that they can make their own business decisions related to legal, financial transactions without fear of regulatory penalties... Read more