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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) voted against Republicans’ reckless budget legislation that would increase the national debt by $14 trillion over the next decade, slash Medicaid and jeopardize care for 1.1 million Coloradans, and give tax cuts to billionaires like Elon Musk. 

“As a mom of two, I can’t imagine being in a position where you cannot provide health care for your kids or put food on the table. But Republicans are pushing a completely reckless budget plan under the guise of reducing the deficit and lowering costs. We know it does the opposite. It increases our debt by trillions, makes life more expensive for hardworking families, and rips away care from those who need it most – all to give tax breaks to billionaires like Elon Musk.”

“Pregnant women will lose critical care. Hospitals will be overwhelmed as more people are forced into emergency rooms. Seniors, veterans, and kids in need will have food taken off the table. People are already struggling to make ends meet. We should be focused on lowering costs, not pulling the rug out from under their feet.”

Impacts on Colorado’s 7th Congressional District include: 

• Putting Medicaid coverage at risk for 1.1 million Coloradans, including 111,650 people in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District 
  • This includes 431,800 Colorado kids, including 41,601 children in CO-07
  • And 12,000 seniors over the age of 65 in CO-07

• Threatening the 61,000 people in CO-07 who count on SNAP food assistance to put food on the table
• Jeopardizing 206,293 Colorado kids who rely on free school meals thanks to the Community Eligibility Provision
• Harming 32,000 people who receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act in CO-07, increasing their average premium by $240 per year – a 10% increase.
• Jeopardizing 8,201 students in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District who rely on Pell Grants to pursue a higher education

A full fact sheet is available HERE.