WASHINGTON – Last night, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted a telephone town hall with constituents across Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, giving nearly 8,000 Coloradans the opportunity to ask questions, share their concerns, and hear directly from Rep. Pettersen about the issues impacting their families and communities. During the call, Rep. Pettersen spoke about fightin... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), led a call on the Trump administration, demanding accountability for their illegal, targeted freezing of federal childcare and family assistance funding designated for Colorado, New York, California, Illinois, and Minnesota. This letter comes as a direct response to a January... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits for three years. The vote follows a successful push from House Democrats to garner enough support through a discharge petition, a legislative tool to force a vote when House leadershi... Read More »
I know it’s been an incredibly challenging year for families in Colorado and across the country with the lawlessness, cruelty, and chaos caused by the Trump administration. But it’s people in our community rolling up their sleeves to support one another that continue to give me hope. Despite the dysfunction and chaos in Washington, I’m proud of everything we’ve been able to accomplish together: I... Read More »
I know it’s been an incredibly challenging year for families in Colorado and across the country with the lawlessness, cruelty, and chaos caused by the Trump administration. But it’s people in our community rolling up their sleeves to support one another that continue to give me hope. Despite the dysfunction and chaos in Washington, I’m proud of everything we’ve been able to accomplish together: I... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, ahead of the holidays, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), alongside Representatives Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Haley Stevens (MI-11), introduced the Trump Tariff Transparency Act, which will highlight the devastating impact Trump’s illegal trade war is having on Colorado small businesses and families. Specifically, the bill would direct the Small Business Adminis... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting against a motion to table a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump, a procedural vote to prevent the House from considering articles of impeachment. The vote came just days after Trump accused several Democratic Members of Congress of “sedition,” a charge that carries the penalty ... Read More »
President Donald Trump just signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communications Reauthorization Act, which was spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, into law. The act reauthorizes billions in funding for programs related to substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery. Pettersen, D-Colorado, applauded the bipartisan support that led to the U.S. House bill’s passage. She also hig... Read More »
Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen is marking progress after two bills she co-sponsored with bipartisan support were signed by President Trump on Monday, during one of the most gridlocked Congresses in history. Pettersen, a Democrat representing Colorado's 7th congressional district, co-sponsored the BABES Act and the SUPPORT ACT, which became law on December 1. “There are so many of us who are roll... Read More »
All of Colorado’s Democrats in Congress wrote Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Education opposing its move to end grant funding programs for minority-serving institutions. The department in September announced that it would end federal grants designated for MSIs, schools that are federally designated for serving a high concentration of minority and low-income students. Colorado has 15 MSIs, 14 of... Read More »
As any parent is likely willing to attest, traveling with children, especially infants, can be stressful. It’s a stress that Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., knows all too well. Pettersen gave birth in January and made the trek from Colorado to Washington, D.C. and back with her baby, Sam, 24 times in the last year. “Sam was a part of many historic moments that I look forward to telling him about... Read More »
After years of advocacy efforts, a bipartisan measure became law last week to make travel easier for parents who encounter problems going through airport security with breast milk and formula. Congress passed a law in 2016 that deemed breast milk, formula and toddler drinks “medically necessary liquids” that can go on planes and in carry-ons in quantities larger than 3.4 ounces, along with ice and... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law her bipartisan bill, the Support for Patients and Communities Act. The legislation authorizes funding for critical prevention, treatment, and recovery substance use disorder (SUD) programs. Rep. Pettersen’s work on SUD programs is inspired by her mother, who struggled with a... Read More »
The Bright Start Learning Center in Leadville announced Nov. 17 that it was awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Bright Start is still awaiting formal details on the award before discussing how it will be used. Bright Start is a nonprofit childcare center based in Leadville that serves children ages 1 through 7. Earlier this year, Bright Start applied for cong... Read More »
Thanksgiving came a little early this year for the city of Cripple Creek, southern Teller County and proponents of the area’s first-stage push for a mega, $5 million-plus childcare center, thanks largely to the efforts made by a local congresswoman. The only question remaining: When will “A Place for Kids,” dubbed as the dream community project for the region, open for business and take in their f... Read More »
