Press Releases

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

LAKEWOOD—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently visited four Community Project Funding sites in Jefferson County to meet with the people behind the projects and highlight the federal funding she helped deliver.  The Community Project Funding process allows members of Congress to submit funding requests for projects based in their districts. Earlier this… Read more »

WESTMINSTER—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) brought Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra to Westminster for a Consumer Protection Resource Fair to help Coloradans with junk fees, credit reporting and medical debt, identity theft, and other financial issues.  During the event, Reps. Pettersen and Caraveo and… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) introduced the Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act to help more Americans ages 18 to 20 years old access employer-sponsored retirement plans. Currently, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) only requires employers who offer 401(k) plans to make the plans… Read more »

LAKEWOOD —Last night, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Representative Joe Neguse called on the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) to provide additional support for the State of Colorado as it continues to battle several ongoing wildfires, including the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County, that threaten homes and communities… Read more »

WASHINGTON— The United States Senate last week passed U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen’s bipartisan legislation to prevent the financing of illegal synthetic drugs. Pettersen introduced the bill alongside Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), and Andy Ogles (R-TN), and it passed the House of Representatives in May of 2023. The bill is now headed for the President’s desk to be signed into… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) this week passed critical water infrastructure provisions - including a $50 million investment in Fremont County - through the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) is a legislative package that provides Members of Congress the opportunity to authorize U.S. Army Corps of… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Last week, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) along with Congressman Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees over concerns with the federal financing of our nation's water infrastructure.  The Clean Water State… Read more »

LAKEWOOD—Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen was joined today by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano in Lakewood for a town hall with local Colorado veterans. Pettersen and Takano answered questions and provided updates on their work in Congress to improve veterans health care, housing, behavioral health, and more. Officials from the Veterans Benefits… Read more »