DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, as well as Representatives Jason Crow, Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, and Yadira Caraveo to urge the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to increase its support for communities and nonprofits assisting migrants arriving in Colorado. As of December, Denver alone spent over $33… Read more »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen joined U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, as well as Representative Joe Neguse in a letter urging the United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General DeJoy to take immediate action to resolve persistent delivery issues across Colorado. The letter comes in response to a USPS Office of the… Read more »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today released a video recapping her first year in office and highlighting her work on legislation, casework, and community outreach to help the people of Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Click here to access a high-quality, downloadable version of the video with subtitles, and click here for a version without… Read more »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. This bill funds defense and related programs and is one of the largest pieces of legislation that Congress passes each year. This version of the bill includes a 5.2% pay raise for servicemembers and supports for Ukraine and other… Read more »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today celebrated the announcement that Amazon, Walmart, Target, Etsy, and Alibaba have committed to stop selling water bead products marketed to kids by the end of the year. The move comes following a push from Pettersen alongside Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Robin Kelly (IL-02) to ban these colorful,… Read more »
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the bipartisan Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2023, which includes U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen’s (CO-07) provision to bolster the Building Communities of Recovery program (BCOR). Both the broader legislation… Read more »
DENVER—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will include the Front Range Passenger Rail Project in the Corridor Identification Development (Corridor ID) Plan, a program authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to facilitate the development of intercity passenger… Read more »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led her Colorado Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives in a letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel expressing their concerns over the current moratorium on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) claims put in place in September. Pettersen authored this letter in response to outreach from small… Read more »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) this week introduced the bipartisan Healthy Watershed, Healthy Communities Act alongside Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Mike Flood (R-NE), and Joe Neguse (D-CO). This legislation would support drought and flood resiliency across the country by improving… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and John James (R-MI) introduced the Fentanyl Reduction Engrained by Economic Deterrence (FREED) Act to expand existing sanctions authorities to associates and facilitators of fentanyl traffickers and their operations. This bipartisan legislation also provides the U.S. Department of Treasury with greater… Read more »
