According to records obtained by 9NEWS, the Obama administration’s ATF turned down a request to use its regulatory powers to ban so-called “bump stocks,” the aftermarket device used by the Las Vegas shooter to rain down gunfire on a crowd at rates similar to automatic weapons. The revelation came to light from a 2013 exchange of letters between the ATF and Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colorado) in which the congressman asked the agency to crack down on the devices. In light of his past push to ban them... Read more

Equifax Inc. has seen no evidence that the cyberattackers who got access to sensitive information on 145 million U.S. consumers worked for the company, former Chief Executive Officer Richard Smith said. Smith appeared Thursday before the House Financial Services Committee to testify on the breach of Atlanta-based firm’s servers. Equifax has “no indication” that the attack was an inside job, Smith said in response to a question from Representative Edwin Perlmutter, a Colorado Democrat. The attack... Read more

Washington, DC -- Today, Colorado’s congressional delegation sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos urging the company to select Colorado as the location of its second headquarters, citing the state’s highly skilled workforce and demonstrated commitment to providing an excellent quality of life. The Seattle-based tech giant has been engaged in a highly-publicized search for a second base of operations that could employ up to 50,000 people. A number of cities across the country are attempting to ... Read more

DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL - It’s not every day that Colorado’s entire congressional delegation unites around one goal, but it happened Wednesday with the objective of landing Amazon.com Inc.’s massive second headquarters complex. Both of the state’s U.S. senators and all seven of its members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter sent Wednesday to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, urging the e-commerce giant to pick Colorado as the site for its “Amazon HQ2.” “Colorado offers a highly skilled wo... Read more

Many people have asked Next to check in with our representatives in Colorado, to see what their perspectives are on the gun debate. We reached out to the Colorado Congressional delegation with the same questions, to find out which legislative options are available to stop mass shootings in the future, and which options the members of our delegation support. We'll compile answers as they come in here: Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D): Do you support the recently drafted bill to ban bump stocks and any othe... Read more

DENVER – Colorado officials say the health insurance program for children and pregnant women has enough federal money left over to remain operational through the first month of the year, but warn the money could be gone after that if Congress does not act to restore funding in the next couple months. Funding for the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ran out Saturday when Congress failed to act to restore funding for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The Colorado Department of Health Care... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Jared Polis sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke urging a rapid response to the invasive mussel larvae detected in Colorado’s Green Mountain Reservoir. Cosigners of the letter include Colorado U.S. Senator Cory Gardner and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Scott Tipton, Doug Lamborn, and Mike Coffman. In August, Colorado Parks and Wildlife detected invasive quag... Read more

Nearly every member of Colorado’s congressional delegation has signed a letter to the Trump administration seeking its help with the emerging crisis of tiny invasive mussel larvae found in Green Mountain Reservoir. News broke last month that the quagga mussel larvae were discovered in the Summit County body of water. The mussels, when grown, can clog pipes, harm fish and hamper hydroelectric power generation. Once an outbreak begins, it often spreads quickly and can be hard — if not impossible —... Read more

President Donald Trump proposed sweeping tax cuts for individuals and businesses Wednesday that he said would create new jobs and invigorate America's international competitiveness. It won cautious approval from some Republican Colorado lawmakers but concerns from Democrats that it favors the wealthy. Trump said his tax reform proposal would be "simpler and more fair for everyday Americans." Highlights of the proposal include: - Eliminating most itemized tax deductions but retaining incentives f... Read more

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement after the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans released their tax reform framework: “I support comprehensive tax reform and have long-advocated for changes that will simplify our tax code and make it more fair for hardworking Coloradans. President Trump’s tax plan continues to be short on details but is not short on giveaways for corporate interests and the wealthiest Americans. What we do know from... Read more