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Rep. Pettersen Statement on Voting to Avert Government Shutdown

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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…

Representative Pettersen Introduces Bills to Expand Access to Quality Child Care, Bolster Education Workforce

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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…

Congresswomen Pettersen, Salazar Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Improve Retirement Security for Family Caregivers

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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…

Pettersen Joins Bipartisan Effort to Protect and Support Transitional Housing Services

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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…

House Passes Pettersen Bill to Enhance Online Dating Safety

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Online Dating Safety Act

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…

Rep. Pettersen Breaks Ground On a State-Of-The-Art Quantum Tech Facility in Arvada

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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…

President Biden Signs Pettersen Bill to Prevent the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs into Law

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WASHINGTON— On Friday, President Biden signed Representative Brittany Pettersen’s bipartisan legislation to prevent the financing of illegal synthetic drugs into law. Pettersen introduced the bill alongside Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) and Andy Ogles (R-TN) in February 2023. This is Pettersen’s first bill signed into law.  “Like far too many Americans, my family was impacted…

Pettersen, Hickenlooper, Moran, and Ciscomani Intro Bill to Help Tribes, Rural Communities Access Federal Funding for Water Conservation

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WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Water Project Navigators Act. The bill would establish a new program at the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to fund “navigator” positions with states, Tribes, and rural communities…

Rep. Pettersen Honors Her Mother’s Seven Years of Sobriety and the Beginning of Recovery Month by Announcing New Bill to Improve Medical Coverage for Substance Use Disorder Treatment

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DENVER — U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted a press conference today at Sobriety House, where her mother was treated for a substance use disorder, to announce her new bill to address the opioid epidemic – the Recovery Act. Pettersen’s announcement was made alongside her mother, who just celebrated her 7-year anniversary in recovery. Pettersen introduced the Recovery Act…

Representative Pettersen Hosts Housing Town Hall in Chaffee County

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SALIDA—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted a Housing Town Hall in Salida on Saturday to speak directly with constituents about lowering the cost of housing for Coloradans. Pettersen was joined by local housing experts Read McCulloch, Executive Director of the Chaffee Housing Trust, and Marjo Curgus, Interim Executive Director of the Chaffee Housing Authority. Over fifty…