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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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »

Congressional Representative Brittany Pettersen (D – District 7) spent the day in Chaffee County on Thursday, August 7, beginning with a session at the Buena Vista Community Center with local public health officials, the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Chaffee Board of County Commissioners. The focus of that meeting could be summed up as “How bad is this going to… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Three Colorado lawmakers say the decision on whether to build a new Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Fremont County is stuck at the regional level, while the agency countered it must complete a required needs assessment before committing to a new clinic. The proposed clinic could serve 5,000 veterans across Fremont County and is "urgently"… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Colorado’s entire congressional delegation, Republicans and Democrats alike, is calling for the release of $140 million in frozen funds for Colorado River water projects. In January, the last days of the Biden administration, the Bureau of Reclamation awarded funding for 17 projects as part of the federal drought-response effort in the overstressed… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Colorado’s Democratic U.S. senators and representatives asked the federal agency regulating Medicaid on Tuesday to reconsider a decision that won’t let the state keep toddlers and former prisoners covered. In November, under the Biden administration, Colorado received approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Last week, judges in separate cases issued rulings impacting reproductive health care providers on both sides of the abortion debate. On July 28, a federal judge ruled that the federal government must allow Medicaid to reimburse Planned Parenthood for patient care, temporarily overturning a ban instituted by the passage of President Donald Trump’s “One Big… Read more »