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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 the public… Read more »

After President Trump’s announced plans on Tuesday to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, lawmakers spoke out about how the decision could impact their states and the nation. Members of Congress from Alabama celebrated the decision while Colorado leaders said it was be a harmful move that they will fight. “We are so excited to be able to call Space Command… Read more »

Leading Democratic officials in Colorado on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, as a politically motivated decision meant to reward Republican friends while putting the nation’s military readiness at risk. The barrage of criticism aimed at Trump emerged hours after the entire state… Read more »

A community dream for nearly a decade, involving a plethora of task forces, a slew of local meetings, a number of consultant studies and hours of lobbying, has finally hit paydirt. Next Tuesday (Sept. 9), the town of Cripple Creek and the entire southern Teller County region will celebrate the official groundbreaking of the first phase of “A Place for Kids,” a full-fledged, $5 million… 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… 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 »