U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently traveled across the high country of the 7th Congressional District to hear from constituents, community leaders, and elected officials about the challenges they face, and visit sites where she has recently delivered federal investments. Earlier this year Pettersen secured $13.9 million in funding for 15 community projects, two of which are lo... Read More »
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently traveled across the rural communities of the 7th Congressional District to hear from constituents, community leaders, and elected officials about the challenges they face. She heard about workforce shortages, lack of affordable housing and childcare, the need for wildfire mitigation and about the urgency to address the skyrocketing cost of ho... Read More »
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently traveled across the 7th Congressional District to hear from constituents, community leaders, and elected officials about the challenges they face, and visit sites where she has recently delivered federal investments. Earlier this year Pettersen secured $13.9 million in funding for 15 community projects, two of which are located in Chaffee Cou... Read More »
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently visited Fremont County, touring sites where she has delivered federal investments, and making stops to visit local residents, business leaders, and elected officials and update them on the work she is doing in Congress. She heard about workforce shortages, lack of affordable housing and childcare, the need for wildfire mitigation and about th... Read More »
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently visited Park County, making stops in Bailey, Alma, and Fairplay to meet with local residents, business leaders, and elected officials and update them on the work she is doing in Congress. She heard about workforce shortages, lack of affordable housing and childcare, the need for wildfire mitigation and about the urgency to address the skyrock... Read More »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Marc Molinaro (R-NY) introduced the Rural Health Preceptor Tax Fairness Act. The bipartisan legislation would create a $1,000 non-refundable tax credit for health preceptors — licensed medical professionals who supervise medical and nursing students during their clinical rotations — in rural areas, creating an increased financial incent... Read More »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ann Kuster (D-NH), and David Trone (D-MD), alongside U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) reintroduced the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the most ambitious legislation ever introduced in Congress to confront the substance use epidemic. The CARE Act would provide state... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) for a Mother’s Day press conference recognizing moms across the country and calling for action on the policies that will help them thrive. The press conference also included remarks from Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, DWC Vice Chair Nikema Williams, DWC Vice Chair Teresa Leger Fernández, E... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Special District Grant Accessibility Act (H.R. 7525), legislation introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Pat Fallon (R-TX). The bill would codify a first-ever definition of “special district” in federal law and ensure that districts are eligible for all appropriate forms of federal financial assista... Read More »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced that the City of Golden will receive a $23.8 million grant from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to control flooding in Lena Gulch. This funding comes following a joint letter of support to the DOT sent by Pettersen and Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, as well as Representative Joe Neguse (CO-02) last Augu... Read More »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and House Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) today introduced the bipartisan Ransomware and Financial Stability Act. This legislation will protect the critical financial infrastructure that makes daily economic activity possible by deterring hackers and setting commonsense guide rails for financial institutions to respond to ... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the Pink Tariffs Study Act, legislation to examine the prevalence and impact of “pink tariffs,” which may directly contribute to women paying more for everyday goods than men, including everything from razors to clothes. Traditionally, gender bias in the consumer goods space has been ref... Read More »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced the start of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. This contest is open to high school students throughout Colorado’s Seventh Congressional District. Each year, the United States House of Representatives hosts this competition to recognize talented young artists from across the country. Last year, over 90 students from 16 diff... Read More »
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden signed the second of two bipartisan government funding packages into law, including the last of Representative Brittany Pettersen’s (CO-07) 15 community projects which will bring $13,985,515 in federal funding to the area and impact communities across Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Pettersen’s projects include efforts to protect communities from flooding, exp... Read More »
Link to The Original Article Freshman lawmakers don’t often get much of a chance to shape policy, especially on a panel as seniority- and expertise-heavy as the House Financial Services Committee. But Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) has managed to position herself in high-stakes debates around emerging technologies more than a few times, including in crypto and AI policy. Start here: Speaker Mik... Read More »
