Tag: Ed Perlmutter

What’s the difference between a Democrat and a Republican in Congress these days? In one key aspect, not a lot. They’re both talking about jobs, jobs, jobs. That much became apparent in a session last week in Denver when aides to U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett and U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter met with members of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society.

The centrist advocacy group No Labels released a report Tuesday saying that only 175 House members are holding town halls this August. In Colorado, though, six out of seven said they were holding town hall meetings during the recess, with only Doug Lamborn saying he is not.

Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter's office hosted a gathering of MoveOn.org enthusiasts and Perlmutter asked them to gather signatures for a petition to be presented to House Speaker John Boehner, asking for job creation legislation.

Colorado’s congressional delegation split 4-3 tonight as the U.S. House voted 269-161 to pass a debt ceiling deal that’s expected to win approval in the Senate on Tuesday. Democrat Diana DeGette joined Republicans Doug Lamborn and Scott Tipton in voting no on the measure, while Democrats Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter voted for the deal along with Republicans Mike Coffman and Cory Gardner.

It's that time of the election cycle again. Fundraising winners and losers are starting to separate from the pack. One Colorado congressman, Scott Tipton, seems to be drawing the wrong kind of attention, as The Washington Post Sunday named him as one of the quarter's losers, raising only about half what fellow Colorado freshman Cory Gardner raised.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the monthly jobs report, showing few gains in the private sector while government payrolls continue to shrink. For the month of June, 18,000 jobs were created, good for an unemployment rate of 9.2 percent. Since March, 545,000 Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed, with the unemployment rate increasing by .4 points.

Media critic Jason Salzman this week calls out The Denver Post for casting aspersions on Congressmen Ed Perlmutter and Scott Tipton for having investments in businesses or industries that might be affected by committees the two congressmen sit on.

Colorado Congressman Ed Perlmutter today defended his decision to go against the Colorado Democratic Party and vote with the state’s GOP majority in supporting Republican Cory Gardner’s controversial Jobs and Energy Permitting Act (H.R. 2021).

The U.S. House Tuesday evening voted 318-97 not to raise the country's debt limit, setting up a showdown with the White House. Colorado's delegation split 5-2 on the measure, with only Rep. Ed Perlmutter and Rep. Diana DeGette voting to increase the limit.

Congressman Ed Perlmutter yesterday told House Republicans to back off efforts to reorganize Medicare. He said Medicare has helped millions of older Americans and is not the reason the the country is running a deficit.