DENVER – The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on a sweeping tax reform bill while the Senate GOP finalizes its version of the bill. If passed, there would be sweeping effects on the nation’s economy and Americans’ tax brackets. The GOP is trying to pass a full tax reform measure for the first time in 30 years and has deemed it imperative to their platform heading into 2018. Though the bills have been undergoing changes this week and some were still being made in the Senate a... Read more

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after the Republican tax bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives: “This tax bill is just another example of how Republicans continue to stack the deck against hardworking Americans. At a time when we need to make critical investments in our infrastructure, housing, seniors and education, Republicans plan to explode the debt in the name of tax cuts for the wealthy. “Using voodoo economics, Republicans are tr... Read more

DENVER – The U.S. House of Representatives voted 225-207 Thursday to pass a sweeping tax reform bill while the Senate GOP finalizes its version of the bill. If the chambers can come to a passing compromise, there would be sweeping effects on the nation’s economy and Americans’ tax brackets. The GOP is trying to pass a full tax reform measure for the first time in 30 years and has deemed it imperative to their platform heading into 2018. Though the bills have been undergoing changes this week and... Read more

On Dec. 14, 2012, Elizabeth Esty was attending a social media workshop for new members of Congress at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. She had been elected to represent Connecticut’s 5th District a month earlier. “I raised my hand and I said, ‘Here’s an example right now — I’m getting texts and alerts that there’s been a shooting and we don’t know what happened,’” she said. At first, it was thought that the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in Esty’s district was... Read more

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, both Colorado Democrats, have each introduced legislation in support of a Denver-area father facing deportation after he was detained by immigration officialslast month during what he thought was the last process in getting his green card. It’s unclear what impact the measures — known as private bills — will have on the case of Melecio Andazola Morales. The U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, under President Donald Trump, ... Read more

DENVER -- Congressman Ed Perlmutter and Sen. Michael Bennet introduced a bill in support of an undocumented immigrant in Denver who is in the custody of immigration officials. Family and friends hosted a rally in October after Melecio Andazola Morales was detained. He thought he was about to be granted U.S. residency when he went to an interview with an immigration agent last month, but instead was arrested. The legislation introduced Tuesday is known as a "private bill." It's not clear what imp... Read more

Senate Republicans veered onto a new course for tax reform Thursday, and Colorado leaders were both skeptical and accusatory, as the upper chamber’s GOP leadership proposed delaying the corporate tax cuts the president wants and scuttling the laborious efforts of Republicans in the House. Colorado Republican Party chairman Jeff Hays sided with the Senate Republicans “for introducing a bill that will ease the middle-class tax burden, and dared Democrats to disagree. “We expect Senate Democrats to... Read more

DENVER – Defense Secretary James Mattis has ordered the Inspector General for the Department of Defense to conduct a review of what missteps led to Devin Kelley being able to purchase weapons after an assault conviction while in the military, while some congressmen from Colorado are calling for him to conduct a full review of the reporting system. On Tuesday, Sen. Michael Bennet (D), and Reps. Ed Perlmutter (D) and Mike Coffman (R) called for the Department of Defense to conduct a full review of... Read more

Washington, D.C. – In the wake of the tragic gun violence in Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) is requesting that the Department of Defense conduct an immediate and thorough review detailing their procedures of reporting to the National Criminal Information Center database. “A strong background check system can help prevent gun violence but the system only works when relevant information is added in a timely and accurate manner,” said Perlmutter. “It's important that we ... Read more

WASHINGTON — Democrats among Colorado’s congressional delegation joined an amicus brief this week filed in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case Dec. 5 to decide whether Lakewood-based Masterpiece Cakeshop violated the civil rights of a same-sex couple by refusing to make them a wedding cake. The shop’s owner, Jack Phillips, cited his religious objections to same-sex marriage. The Colorado Civil Rights Commissio... Read more