Retired Congressman Ed Perlmutter Becomes Lobbyist

11 Jan 2023 10:10 #1 by FredHayek
(Denver Post). The five term congressman whined to the Denver Post that he lost money being in office so he had to become a lobbyist. 177K a year for ten years isn't enough? Plus a lucrative pension?

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11 Jan 2023 11:39 #2 by ramage
Not being a subscriber to the Denver Post, I am not privy to the article. It is sad that he used the "meager" reimbursement as a Congressman to justify his going to work as a lobbyist for Holland and Knight.
Did the article you cited, discuss his particular area of expertise?

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12 Jan 2023 18:24 #3 by FredHayek
It didn't say. Some Colorado Democrats were celebrating his ten years in the House. Why? He was virtually invisible in his decade in DC. Lauren Boebert gets more attention in one month than he had in five terms.

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