WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced that she has requested nearly $35 million in federal funding for 15 community projects through the House Appropriations Community Project Funding process. Pettersen’s projects include efforts to expand access to affordable housing options, improve town centers and health care facilities, increase clean and safe… Read more »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) sent a letter last week to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons calling for action to address issues with understaffing and unsustainable working conditions at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence (FCC Florence). Pettersen visited the facility earlier this month and heard directly from officers… Read more »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) sent a letter last week to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough, urging him to prioritize the construction of a VA Clinic in Fremont County and to add an additional primary care team to the facility. Despite the large number of local veterans living in the area, there is currently not a VA clinic in the county and… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released a report recapping her first 100 days in office representing Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, as well as a short video highlighting how her office has helped Colorado families and the legislative accomplishments she has achieved on behalf of the community she calls home.
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WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced her first bill, alongside Representative Joyce Beatty (OH-03), to establish a National Center to prevent the import of illicit synthetic drugs, like fentanyl and its precursors, into the United States. The Stop the Import of Fentanyl Act would create this center under the Drug Enforcement… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Ken Buck (R-CO) announced the formation of the Delivering Postal Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers dedicated to working together across district and state lines to share their constituents’ postal experiences and request updates and answers from USPS about subpar service. While failures at USPS affect all… Read more »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced the start of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. This contest is open to high school students throughout Colorado’s Seventh Congressional District and submissions will be due at the beginning of May. Each year, the United States House of Representatives hosts this… Read more »
ICYMI—Last week, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) visited parts of her congressional district in the high country, touring businesses and meeting with residents from Lake, Chaffee, and Park Counties. She hosted roundtables in Bailey and Buena Vista to hear from small businesses owners about the challenges they are facing, talked with community leaders in Leadville and Salida… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) introduced a Congressional resolution opposing a proposed national sales tax on working families. The resolution, which was introduced in the Senate by Senators Jon Tester (MT) and Jacky Rosen (NV), comes in response to H.R. 25, legislation introduced by Republicans that… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Jefferson County $1,954,103 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs to support some of Colorado’s most vulnerable young children and their families.
“Early Head Start and Head Start programs can be transformational… Read more »
