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Rep. Pettersen Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

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WASHINGTON—Tonight, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union address to the nation: “Tonight was my second opportunity to sit in the House of Representatives as President Biden gave his update on the state of our nation. Since last year, I’ve seen firsthand the dysfunction in Congress and the inability of…

Rep. Pettersen Secures More Than $12 Million for Local Projects to Increase Clean Water, Affordable Housing, and Improve Quality of Life

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first of the appropriations government funding packages for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes $12,602,446 for 14 community projects secured by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) that span Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Pettersen’s projects include efforts to expand access to affordable housing, improve town…

Rep. Pettersen Secures More Than $1.5 Million for Chaffee County Projects to Increase and Improve Affordable Housing, Child Care

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first of the appropriations government funding packages for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes $12,602,446 for 14 community projects secured by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) that span Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Two of these projects are located in Chaffee County and would improve an affordable housing and…

Rep. Pettersen Secures Half a Million for Fremont County Projects to Increase Affordable Housing and Provide Job Training

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first of the appropriations government funding packages for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes $12,602,446 for 14 community projects secured by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) that span Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Two of these projects are located in Fremont County and would provide rural job and skill…

Rep. Pettersen Secures More Than $1.6 Million for Custer County Projects to Support Job Growth and Construct Town Plaza

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first of the appropriations government funding packages for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes $12,602,446 for 14 community projects secured by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) that span Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Two of these projects are located in Custer County and would provide rural job and skill…

Rep. Pettersen Secures Nearly $1.5 Million for Lake County Projects to Increase Affordable Housing and Improve Health Care

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first of the appropriations government funding packages for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes $12,602,446 for 14 community projects secured by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) that span Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Two of these projects are located in Lake County and would provide surgical equipment for new…

Rep. Pettersen Secures $850K for Park County Project to Improve Roadway Safety

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first of the appropriations government funding packages for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes $12,602,446 for 14 community projects secured by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) that span Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. One of these projects is located in Park County and would improve unsafe county roadways that…

Rep. Pettersen Secures Nearly $1 Million for Teller County Project to Increase Access to Clean Drinking Water

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first of the appropriations government funding packages for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes $12,602,446 for 14 community projects secured by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) that span Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. One of these projects is located in Teller County and would be used for equipment in a new…

Rep. Pettersen Leads Colorado Democratic Delegation in Calling for Increased Funding for Head Start

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  DENVER—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led the Colorado Democratic House Delegation in a letter to the leaders of the House Appropriations Committee, as well as the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, over concerns with the level of funding for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs in their FY24 funding package. In the letter,…

Reps. Pettersen, Grothman, Owens Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Flexibility and Lower Costs for Students

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WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), and Burgess Owens (R-UT) have introduced the bipartisan Empowering Learners Through Competency-Based Education Act, which will assist universities in cultivating learning environments that will allow students to learn at their own pace, called competency-based education (CBE), in an…