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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) to move forward with constructing a long-awaited VA clinic in Fremont County. Following a continued push from Pettersen, the project was added to the VA’s fiscal year (FY) 26 priority list in May… Read more »
