Perlmutter Votes Against Irresponsible GOP Budget

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) voted against the GOP budget reconciliation which would add $10 trillion to the debt over the next ten years and begins the process to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Perlmutter issued the fol...

Perlmutter Joins More Than 170 Members of House of Representatives in Effort to Create Independent Commission to Investigate Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) joined more than 170 members of the House of Representatives to introduce the Protecting Our Democracy Act to establish an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate foreign interferenc...

Perlmutter Statement in Advance of Electoral College Vote Count

In response to statements made by the U.S. intelligence community regarding Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) began reviewing certain laws and the U.S. Constitution as it pertains to efforts ...

Is Congress Gearing Up to Give Away Public Lands?

In early January, the United States House of Representatives passed a large rules package to govern in-house procedures for the 115th Congress. That might not seem like juicy news, but one particular item in the package could set up for big changes i...

Energized Democrats in Colorado push back against Republican repeal of health care law

Since its passage almost seven years ago, Republicans have campaigned on the promise of repealing the Affordable Care Act. But now in power in Washington and the Colorado Senate, GOP lawmakers are realizing the challenge of fulfilling that pledge, as...

Coloradans get ready for marches, Trump protests in D.C. and Denver

When Julie Piller arrives Saturday at the Women’s March on Washington, the Lafayette resident plans to bring a small gift for her fellow demonstrators: about 30 pink hats knitted in the last several weeks by her crew, the Skein Gang. Attached to each...

A healthy democracy requires participation. I will continue advocating

for better opportunity and fairness in Congress, but you can help. Be active in your community, talk to your representatives, and stay informed about the issues....

Happy #MLKday! Martin Luther King, Jr. showed us strength without violence,

and that we must address the big problems together. Let’s honor King’s legacy by continuing his work....

Take a stand with Congresswoman Diana DeGette and me this Sunday.

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#ACA repeal would cause # of uninsured to climb to 32 MILLION by 2026. https://t.co/eYAoST30gQ

Never thought of Mars as reminiscent of Colorado- yet another reason for humans to visit the Red planet #Mars2033 https://t.co/azliEmiyvE