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Ed Perlmutter

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Ed Perlmutter is a Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Colorado's 7th congressional district from 2007 until 2023. During his time in Congress, he focused on issues such as healthcare, renewable energy, and economic development. Perlmutter was known for his work on the House Financial Services Committee and his advocacy for small businesses and job creation in Colorado. He has been an active voice in promoting policies aimed at improving the lives of his constituents and addressing pressing national issues.

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Jun 15, 2020

I think I may have to dust off the Data Breach Insurance Act and resubmit it over the next month or two.

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May 15, 2020

It is good to see a Coloradan in the chair. I rise today in support of the rule, the HEROES Act, and H. Res. 965. Madam Speaker, I want to start by thanking Chairman McGovern for his leadership and his vision through this Congress and…

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Mar 3, 2020

This committee is key to that mission, there is no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

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Mar 3, 2020

Exploration is in our DNA as Americans and as humans.

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Mar 3, 2020

I don't understand what appears to be an institutional antipathy toward research and development on our oceans and atmosphere.

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Mar 3, 2020

I support the goals for accelerating human missions to land on the Moon again-- that is now called the Artemis Program, as you know-- as long as that program continues to focus on reducing risk for our human missions to Mars.

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Mar 3, 2020

I want to associate myself fully with the remarks of Chair Serrano and Mr. Cartwright as to the Department's slashing of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget proposed slashing, a quarter of a billion dollars, 14…

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Mar 3, 2020

And while there are many things I disagree with with this administration, I do think aerospace is an area of bipartisan agreement here in Congress, in the White House, and at NASA.

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Mar 3, 2020

I am asking for your help this year and for the next 13 to provide NASA with the resources for the Mars 2033 mission and the technologies needed for it like nuclear thermal propulsion.

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Mar 3, 2020

Supporting NASA and our aerospace industry is one of my top priorities and Colorado has some of the best minds, companies, and capabilities in the aerospace industry.

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Feb 5, 2020

Thank you for your testimony today, and, Dr. Balla, I think you could probably ask anybody up here on this dais about mass communications and mass-comment campaigns, because we all get that, and this is part of the process, and you say…

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Jan 13, 2020

But when you go to those individual local zoning hearings, people say no, I don't want any more housing here. That is the problem. It is about politics.

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Dec 18, 2019

The President should be impeached. His actions were an abuse of power that jeopardizes America's national security and compromises our elections. No one is above the law, and that includes the President. By withholding $400 million Ukraine…

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Dec 16, 2019

The Founders fought and died for freedom and independence from a tyrannical ruler in a foreign government.

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Dec 16, 2019

I think the President actually said a couple days before the conversation with Mr. Zelensky that Article II of the Constitution allows him to, 'do whatever I want as President.'

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Dec 16, 2019

Ambassador Sondland . . . went on to state that President Zelensky 'loves your ass.' I then heard President Trump ask: So he's gonna do the investigation? Ambassador Sondland replied that 'he's gonna do it,' adding that President Zelensky…

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Dec 16, 2019

I noted that there was 'big stuff' going on in Ukraine, like a war with Russia, and Ambassador Sondland replied that he meant 'big stuff' that benefits the President, like the 'Biden investigation' that Mr. Giuliani was pushing.

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Dec 16, 2019

the clock is ticking on the 2020 election, and I think we would all agree that if this impeachment were held in July or August or September, drawn way out, that time is of the essence; that would really affect the 2020 election.

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Dec 16, 2019

No one is above the law and that includes the President.

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Dec 16, 2019

But remember just because you can don't mean you should; and sometimes, when the facts, especially when you have to go at them from the perspective of the way this process has went, as I said earlier today, I will fight process and I will…

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Dec 16, 2019

Withholding $400 million Congress appropriated to help Ukraine defend herself unless Ukraine helped the President dig up dirt on his political rival Joe Biden was the last straw for me.

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Dec 16, 2019

The President has had the opportunity to call witnesses. He was invited--he and his staff were invited to participate in an investigation, were they not?

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Dec 16, 2019

If you don't have a fact, do your best to distract.

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Dec 16, 2019

this document, even with things that are not transcribed, is a pretty damning piece of evidence against the President.

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Dec 16, 2019

we are in a democratic republic, that we have a framework of laws, of checks and balances that limit a President from doing something like that or to entangle other governments in our politics and in our domestic affairs

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