Today, U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill: “Families cannot keep their heads above water right now, and they’re begging Congress to step up and do something to lower costs. But instead of addressing the challenges families are facing, Donald Trum... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Representative Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid epidemic, prevent overdose deaths, and limit financial burdens on patients. The bill – the Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act – would require Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE to cover the cost when patients at risk of an overdose are ... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper led Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Jason Crow (CO-06) to call on Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) William K. Marshall III to provide answers on the alarming changes in critical programs that address ongoing staffing shortages – including a rise in s... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led over 100 of their colleagues in calling on the Trump Administration to use its full power and authority to support the massive surge of all humanitarian aid without diversion, and in particular infant formula, into Gaza to address the crisis of starvation. In their letter, the lawmakers sounded the alarm o... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) demanded answers and accountability from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons on the recent immigration enforcement operations in Chaffee County, Colorado. Communities across the country – including in Chaffee – have reported ICE activit... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, in recognition of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined her colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution to formally designate August 21 as Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. This resolution, she hopes, will help unite families affected by fentanyl and awareness organizations so together they can educate t... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Pettersen (CO-07) directly called out President Donald Trump for burying families with high costs as they head back to school amid his reckless trade war. In a blistering letter sent to the President, Pettersen highlighted how parents in Colorado and across the country are being forced into debt just to afford school supplies. Jefferson County schools start ... Read More »
As a mom, I know how stressful back-to-school season can be – and that’s before you’re left footing the bill for skyrocketing costs. Parents are already being squeezed trying to put a roof over their heads, pay for groceries, and now even basic school supplies come with shocking price tags. That’s why, this week, I wrote directly to the President to highlight the real harm his tariff war is havin... Read More »
Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen is calling out President Donald Trump for the high cost of tariffs as families struggle to pay for back-to-school supplies. “I write to express my deep alarm at the damage your reckless tariffs are inflicting on American families as they prepare to send their kids back to school. You promised to lower costs on day one. But as summer comes to a close, many ... Read More »
As Social Security’s 90th Anniversary draws near, some worry about the funding and staffing cuts the program faces — and the effects those cuts could have on Coloradans. On Aug. 12, Representative Brittany Pettersen — who represents Colorado’s 7th Congressional District — met with community leaders and local advocates to discuss the current state of social security and what could be done to improv... Read More »
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined the Democratic Women’s Caucus in demanding answers on the alarming rise in ICE impersonators who are harassing and abusing women. In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Members call for ICE to prioritize women’s safety by requiring ICE agents to visibly and clearly identi... Read More »
Ahead of the 90th anniversary of Social Security, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted a roundtable discussion at the Seniors Resource Center, bringing together local leaders, advocates, and service providers to discuss the program’s legacy, its future, and the urgent need to defend it from ongoing attacks. The discussion comes as Trump’s so-called “Department of Government Effici... Read More »
Members of Colorado's Democratic congressional delegation say a visit to Aurora's ICE detention facility on Monday left them with more questions than answers. The big picture: U.S. Reps. Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse and Brittany Pettersen say the Trump administration continues to obstruct their ability to conduct oversight. State of play: The members gave seven days' notice before their M... Read More »
Three days after a federal judge called the conditions in the Aurora immigration detention center “abhorrent,” Colorado’s four Democratic U.S. House members conducted a planned tour Monday and said they left with more questions than answers. The visit was the first by lawmakers since U.S. Rep. Jason Crow was denied access to the privately run facility last month. On Monday, the facility’s more tha... Read More »
After somber meetings on health and human services earlier in the day, Representative Brittany Pettersen’s visit to the Boys & Girls Club in Salida on Friday, August 7 was a joyful celebration of kids and hubbub over the lunch hour. Pettersen’s four-year-old son Davis, who had accompanied his Mom on her visit to Chaffee County was overjoyed to run and play. “He’s so at home in a setting like this,... Read More »
