It was a busy week for space policy: a new presidential order to reform how the government licenses space ventures; the first congressional testimony of the new NASA chief; and more friction over Congress’ plans to establish new space units in the military. TRUMP ISSUES NEW COMMERCIAL SPACE DIRECTIVE: The document signed Thursday by President Donald Trump sets in motion some of the regulatory changes recommended in February by the White House National Space Council that are aimed at unleashing p... Read more

CNN) - Here are the lawmakers that have signed a petition that would force a House floor vote on immigration bills, according to the House Clerk's Office. The measure needs 218 signatures to move forward, which would require 26 Republicans and 192 of 193 Democrats (so far, just one Democrat has said he will not sign the petition). Republicans: 23 Carlos Curbelo, R-Florida Jeff Denham, R-California David Valadao, R-California Will Hurd, R-Texas Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida Mia Love, R-Utah Ileana... Read more

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) issued the following statement after voting against S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act which would repeal certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: “I believe we must learn from our past and never let something like the 2008 financial crisis happen again. I helped write Dodd-Frank which included heightened regulatory standards for large financial institutions imp... Read more

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today criticized the use of closed rules, a restrictive process utilized by House Republicans to block amendments from more than 380 Members of Congress on a variety of bipartisan issues. With the issuance of their 84th closed rule this Congress, House Republicans have broken the prior record, which they set during the first session of the 114th Congress. A new report from Rules Committee Democrats highlights how Republican leaders have used res... Read more

Both Democratic and Republican teams have new faces on their rosters for the Congressional Baseball Game on June 14, while a few familiar stalwarts are getting ready to say goodbye. The Democrats, reigning champions after their 8-2 win last year, have just one new addition — Freshman California Rep. Jimmy Gomez, whose district includes Dodger Stadium. Gomez, who loves to watch baseball, said being part of the team is a better way to make friends than serving on committees. “Your relationships ar... Read more

Attendees of the recent Humans to Mars Summit in Washington got the usual assortment of materials in their registration packet: conference information, a copy of an annual report on Mars exploration efforts by conference organizer Explore Mars, and miscellaneous documents. There was also, though, a bumper sticker tucked away in the folder. It featured an image of Mars and the words “2033: We Can Do This.” It’s familiar to those who follow space policy: Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), a member of the ... Read more

Never before in human history have we had so much information for so little cost. Type a word or idea into Google and in .05 seconds, you’ll see over seven million results. If information is power, then it would appear that American consumers have never been as powerful than in the present moment. So why then do the costs of medical procedures and treatments remain a mystery? Prices are available for almost everything else except when it comes to our own health care. Patients are required to kno... Read more

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), along with the Ranking Members of the House Committee on Financial Services, sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, in light of reports that suspicious activity reports ("SARS") filed by First Republic Bank relating to Michael Cohen, who has served as President Trump's attorney, were absent from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") database, which Secretary Mnuchin oversees. The letter follows up on the... Read more

A year to the day after former FBI Director Robert Mueller was named as Special Counsel to investigate allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 elections, President Donald Trump lashed out at the ongoing probe, again denying that he coordinated any actions with Russia, or obstructed justice in the resulting investigation, as Mr. Trump charged that the FBI ‘spied’ on his campaign. “Congratulations America, we are now into the second year of the greatest Witch Hunt in American history,” the... Read more

DENVER (CBS4) – President Donald Trump announced his intentions of leaving the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday. He said there is intelligence proving Iran is not complying with the agreement. Some of Colorado’s congressmen are responding to the announcement. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat representing Colorado, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement that the United States will leave the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA), a non-proliferation agreement ... Read more