Today, Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Yadira Caraveo MD (CO-08) introduced the Innovative Housing Solutions and Affordability Act. This legislation would establish a pilot grant program at the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that is modeled on Colorado’s Innovative Housing Incentive Program, encouraging the development of more affordable housing units by providing states $75... Read More »
Link to the Original Article Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen visited Chaffee County on Thursday, Oct. 10, to visit the Solvista Regional Assessment Center in Salida. The visit was part of a trip to Chaffee County that included stops at the grand re-opening of the historic McGinnis Gym and the Jewel Ball. Seeing the Solvista RAC, which opened in 2022 was meaningful for Pettersen as it was a tangib... Read More »
BROOMFIELD – U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) leadership, and local representatives at Beautiful Savior Lutheran School for a tour, classroom visit, and discussion on the recent expiration of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. This federal funding supported 4,374 child care facilities across the state – including this one – a... Read More »
Link to The Original Article Colorado childcare options for parents can be slim and it's a problem that's not going away anytime soon. The American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, supported 4,374 child care programs across the state, but those funds expired in September. Denver7 has extensively covered the growing costs of childcare in Colorado and the decrease in childcare centers. Colorado ranks fourt... Read More »
COMO – U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently traveled across the 7th Congressional District of Colorado, including Park County where she visited the historic roundhouse in Como and celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Park County Senior Coalition in Bailey. At her first stop in Park County, Rep. Pettersen visited the historic roundhouse in Como, the longest operating roundhouse... Read More »
SALIDA – U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently stopped by Chaffee County to visit facilities that she championed through state and federal funding, including the historic McGinnis Gymnasium in Buena Vista and Solvista Health’s Regional Assessment Center (RAC) in Salida. At Pettersen’s first stop in Chaffee County, she visited Solvista Health’s RAC in Salida, a substance use disor... Read More »
EDGEWATER – U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) visited Edgewater Elementary School with leaders from Nourish Colorado and local school nutrition officials to tour the kitchen and advocate for increased federal support for school nutrition programs. As a state legislator, Pettersen sponsored the referred measure that voters passed to create the Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA) progra... Read More »
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently traveled across the high country of the 7th Congressional District of Colorado, announcing federal funding for an affordable housing project in Leadville, meeting with constituents at a community coffee, and stopping by the newly renovated Tourism and Economic Development Office. At her first stop in Lake County, Rep. Pettersen attended the w... Read More »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Jay Obernolte (CA-23) introduced a bipartisan bill to help combat wildfires through advanced early detection using satellite technology. The Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act would create a three-year grant program under the United States Geological Survey (USGS), incentivizing states to use satellite technolog... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting on a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through December 20th: “Funding our government and the services so many rely on is one of the most basic functions of Congress. I’m relieved we passed a continuing resolution to temporarily keep the government open, but this is the bare ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, at a press conference, Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Jennifer McClellan (VA-03), and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) to reintroduce the Child Care Infrastructure Act and the Child Care Workforce Development Act. Pettersen also introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Creat... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) introduced two bipartisan, bicameral bills that would allow family caregivers to better save for retirement. These bills—the Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Actand the Catching Up Family Caregivers Act—would help address the financial challenges faced by individuals who leave the workfo... Read More »
WASHINGTON –U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Young Kim (CA-40), and Robert Garcia (CA-42) in introducing the Transitional Housing Protection for the Homeless Act. The bipartisan proposal redefines the meaning of chronic homelessness in current law to ensure more people experiencing homelessness can access the resources they need to get back o... Read More »
WASHINGTON— Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Online Dating Safety Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and David G. Valadao (R-CA) to make online dating safer and crack down on scammers. The legislation would require dating apps and services to issue fraud ban notifications to users who have interacted with a person removed from the... Read More »
DENVER—On Monday, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen participated in a groundbreaking at the site of Arvada's new quantum tech facility, Quantum COmmons @ Arvada. This new building will be a place for quantum companies and startups to work, collaborate, and develop quantum instruments. Quantum COmmons @ Arvada will be owned and operated by the Colorado School of Mines, giving students the oppo... Read More »
