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Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Introduces Legislation to Uncover How Trump’s Mass Federal Workforce Firings Have Delayed Constituent Casework

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

LAKEWOOD – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced her legislation to uncover how Trump’s federal workforce cuts have impacted her constituents’ ability to resolve their federal casework issues. This effort comes after it was brought to Pettersen’s attention that there are just three federal case managers at the Department of Education processing all cases, and just five total case managers at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), causing extraordinary delays for her constituents.

Pettersen’s Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act requires a comprehensive review of Trump’s federal workforce reduction efforts and their impact on agencies’ constituent services – including but not limited to delayed benefits at the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and impediments to disaster relief coordination within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

“One of the most important roles of our congressional office is helping our constituents navigate issues with federal agencies and ensure they get the help and answers they need. But we are seeing firsthand the devastating consequences of Trump and Elon Musk’s mass firings and our constituents are the ones who are paying the price - facing exponentially longer wait times or not being able to get any answers at all," said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “In some cases, this can be the difference between families having access to lifesaving care, seniors being able to pay their bills and keep a roof over their head, or students being able to pursue a higher education. Trump and Elon Musk took a hatchet to the critical services we depend on and the American people deserve to know the real costs to our country and a clear roadmap to recover from their disastrous policies.”

Specifically, Pettersen’s legislation would require a comprehensive study of the scope of the federal workforce reduction, including understanding impacted constituent services at regional field offices, altered response times, and delayed services and benefits, as well as how it has caused impediments to federal, state, and local disaster relief coordination.

After Donald Trump’s inauguration, in January 2025, he selected trillionaire technology CEO Elon Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an unrestrained council engineered to aggressively shrink the federal government. Operating without Congressional authorization, DOGE moved to impose sweeping federal agency workforce reductions, implementing aggressive measures to dismantle the federal workforce. Widespread federal layoffs disproportionately affected probationary employees at federal agencies including the SSA, the IRS and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), among others.

Last year, Rep. Pettersen joined 50+ House Democrats in letters to the IRS and SSA, and co-led the Securing Assurance for Federal Employees (SAFE) Act to block the Trump Administration from carrying out mass federal layoffs during a government shutdown. She is a member of the House Financial Services Committee where she has been a leading voice on government effectiveness and supporting federal workers, increasing affordability, addressing the housing crisis, and expanding access to affordable and quality healthcare.

The bill is endorsed by the American Federation of Government Employees, the National Federation of Federal Employees, the National Treasury Employees Union, and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.

“Federal workers deliver essential services directly to Americans every single day. The Trump Administration has dealt a body blow to the federal workforce through indiscriminate mass firings, making it much harder for government employees to do their jobs. This legislation would instruct the GAO to study the impact of federal firings on service delivery, shedding light on the harm they have caused to taxpayers and the people who rely on government programs,” said AFGE National President Everett Kelley

"The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) is proud to support the Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act. From day one of President Trump’s second term, this administration has led a reckless campaign to gut the federal workforce, resulting in severe reductions in the services that federal agencies provide to the American people. These are critical services that we all rely on every single day. This legislation will ensure Congress, as well as Americans across the nation, understand the true scope of the damage President Trump and his supporters have done to public services throughout the country,” said NFFE National President Randy Erwin

"NTEU is proud to endorse The Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act and applauds Representative Pettersen for her leadership on this important issue. The recent misguided efforts to gut the federal workforce are harmful to the American people and the services they rely on. If passed into law, this bill would provide valuable insight and transparency into the real and tangible damage that occurs when federal agencies and programs are underfunded and inadequately staffed. I urge the House of Representatives to swiftly pass this commonsense legislation,” said NTEU National President Doreen Greenwald

"The current Administration’s federal workforce cuts through Reductions in Force (RIFs) have lacked justification and an established process and resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of highly qualified, skilled, and dedicated federal employees. Congress needs a comprehensive assessment, and the American public deserves a full accounting of how this Administration’s RIF actions have impacted the delivery of public services, government efficiency, and accountable agency operations. We thank Congresswoman Pettersen for introducing the Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act, and we urge Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle to cosponsor this important measure,” said IFPTE International President Matt Biggs

Bill text can be found HERE.

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Feds Hope to Boost Homebuilding with 'ROAD to Housing' Act

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

In July, the U.S. Congress quietly passed a significant update to federal housing policy that builders and housing advocates are saying could provide a major boost to production. The bill took effect without President Trump's signature, a policy that was initially introduced in 2025 as the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act.

The National Low Income Housing Alliance (NLIHC) hailed the bill as "first major bipartisan housing package to become law since the 1990s." Shaun Donovan, CEO of the housing finance nonprofit Enterprise, called the bill "the most significant piece of housing legislation" in decades.

But advocates have also warned the bill's impact ultimately rests on implementation steps that federal government will need to take, with Congress backing up the smorgasbord of regulatory changes with direct funding to really unlock their potential.

The bill does not allocate new dollars or directly change low income housing tax credits (LIHTC) – the primary way that the federal government funnels money to affordable housing developers in a post-Reagan America. Housing advocates have pledged a push to secure funding to the unfunded program in the year ahead, but that could prove challenging given competing priorities and budget deficits.

LIHTC counts on banks and other financial institutions applying for tax credits to lower their federal tax bills, while also meeting regulatory obligations to invest in their local communities – a bit of a sweetheart deal for the banks. When the federal government lowers the corporate tax rate – like it did under Trump 1.0 in 2017 – that in turn depresses interest in LIHTC, leading to less funding being available to affordable housing developers.

On one hand, Trump's second term has surprisingly coincided with the largest overhaul of federal housing policy in decades – after he unsuccessfully attempted to hold the bill hostage to a voter ID measure he was pushing. On the other hand, Trump's staffing cuts imperil implementation of the reforms. Plus, Trump tax cuts passed in his first term continue to depress investor interest in LIHTC, and efforts in Trump's 2025 "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" to juice LIHTC demand with lower bonding thresholds (while lowering taxes on wealthiest Americans) can only bear so much fruit in a low-tax environment, especially when plenty of other headwinds are impeding nonprofit builders.

Even without funding or broader reforms to LIHTC (such as a higher corporate tax rate to drive up interest in tax credits), the ROAD to Housing Act includes plenty of provisions that could have a significant impact either way. In all, the act is more than 400 pages long and features 59 provisions.

Mike Kingsella CEO of Up For Growth, a national coalition pushing for housing abundance, noted housing supply provisions were embedded in the act during a recent housing panel hosted by the Housing Development Consortium of King County (HDC), which I attended as moderator. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could play a larger role in encouraging zoning reforms.

"Section 107 housing supply frameworks was initially led by a very interesting duo of members of Congress, Mike Flood, a Republican conservative from Nebraska, and Brittany Pettersen, a Dem member from Colorado," Kingsella said. "Essentially, what this provision will do, is stand up a federal task force on best practice land use and zoning policies. HUD will aggregate those best practices and establish federal model codes, both for state legislatures to take up vis-a-vis similar actions to what Olympia has taken up recently, around, for example, eliminating exclusionary zoning, it will also generate model local zoning codes that cities and towns around the country can pick up."

The Middle Housing Law passed in 2023 was Washington State's nudge to end exclusionary zoning within cities, and it was followed up with statewide parking reform that limited cities ability to heap onerous parking mandates on builders. The federal version of this phase out to exclusionary zoning ended up more as a suggestion than having any major teeth behind it, but it's still momentum toward righting a historic wrong, Kingsella argued.

"Now, this isn't without precedent," Kingsella said. "It was, in fact, the federal government, the Standard Zoning Enabling Act, that was the Johnny Appleseed of exclusionary zoning around the country, and so this is an opportunity for Congress and the federal government to correct a wrong that that occurred not over just a few months over 100 years ago. So that's a provision we're quite excited about."

One way the federal government intends to nudge local governments toward pro-growth policies and zoning reform is through new stipulations rewarding pro-growth jurisdictions with larger awards via the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which distributes about $3.3 billion in federal funds annually.

"What this provision does is it establishes a scrutiny pool of CDBG recipients, and within that recipient pool, HUD will assess – and this will be based on a clear and objective formula established in statute – are you meeting your fair share of housing production?" Kingsella said. "In other words, and it's a very simple structure: Are you above or below the median point line out of jurisdictions in that scrutiny pool? If you're falling below the average jurisdiction in a scrutiny pool, you stand to lose up to 10% of your formulaic CDBG each year. The flip is that if you exceed the 50% median mark, you're going to get bonused out extra CDBG dollars based on the number of units that your community has produced."

If it's able to trigger this bonus, Seattle would have help in expanding its lead in producing the most new affordable housing units of any metropolitan area across the country over the last decade.

Another provision will make it easier for homebuilders to avoid going through the time-consuming National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, with the federal government recognizing that process is often duplicative of state and local regulatory processes and laws.

Yet another provision could boost modular housing construction by overhauling HUD's Manufactured Housing Building Code, removing the costly requirement that manufactured homes have a steel chassis. "It's arguable that this could be the most impactful provision out of the entire bill," Kingsella said.

"You have to have a steel chassis, and that's a relic of history, right? Back in the 1960s and 70s, when we were building manufactured housing, practically speaking, you have to take them down the road and to install on a pad and deliver to the user," Kingsella said. "Today, we're in a world where you have offsite construction, you have construction happening in factories... and you have panels built, and these things are getting assembled, but not built on site. Even though, in terms of the envelope and the product type, we're talking about effectively the same thing. It does not qualify as manufactured housing per the old 1960s HUD code. So you can think of this as really modernizing the code in a way that we're creating a new national building code for anything factory built that has huge implications for the scaling of modular and offsite construction, which is something that I know leadership in Washington State is quite focused on."

Beyond the need for funding, another obstacle to implementing the act's housing reform is staff capacity at HUD. The department has seen an exodus since Trump took office for the second time, in large part due to cuts to positions via the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

"We're looking at a HUD that has had upwards of 30% staff [reduction in force] due to DOGE actions and decision making in this administration," Kingsella said. "I am concerned. I think many of my colleagues in DC are concerned with the capacity of HUD to effectively implement many of these provisions. So we are playing the long game."

Architect and planner Jess Zimbabwe, who is executive director of the firm Environmental Works and also was a panelist at the HDC event last month, noted that reduced capacity will be acutely felt for the provision instructing HUD to create pre-approved housing plans as a nudge to reduce zoning hurdles.

"This question about pre-approved housing plans...that sounds like a great idea in a different version of HUD, where you know Public Policy Development and Research, the the division of HUD that will eventually probably pull those pre-approved plans together is at like 75% or 80% reduced force because of DOGE cuts from last year," Zimbabwe said. "So nobody's pulling that together right now. But it's a framework in place that when there is when that is funded and staffed, it could be hugely impactful."

She added that Washington state stands to benefit since it's already innovating in this space and should be positioned to trigger incentives, like the CDBG boost.

While the ROAD to Housing Act passed with huge margins in each chamber, the issue of funding could be more contentious and push lawmakers more firmly to their ideological camps. Without those funding strings attached, the bill passed in the Senate on June 21 with a vote of 85-5, and in the House on June 22 with a vote of 358-32.

The other challenge is overcoming negative trends in the business cycle and in LIHTC demand from banks and financial institutions. Panelists who work in LIHTC shared pessimism it would be fixed overnight. Elizabeth Murphy, who is a manager on Baker Tilly’s Development Advisory Services team, did not predict big changes in LIHTC investor appetite.

"It's great that they increase the public welfare investment cap," Murphy said. "It obviously makes it a lot easier. And it's great – not part of this legislation – but we also had the reduction of the 50% test, and in the bond program, we have you know a higher cap on 9% credits. Those are all excellent policy changes, but until the market meets demand, I don't see like pricing changing all that much or investor appetite changing all that much."

Jackie Moynihan, senior policy advisor at Washington State Housing Finance Commission, agreed with Murphy, noting investors ultimately drive the LIHTC market. That adds uncertainty, but also opportunity if the feds somehow thread the needle.

"All these other pieces around gap financing are huge, and so, if also appropriations comes through, and the flexibility in different programs and the streamlining... Like if all of these pieces came together, that would be super impactful," Moynihan said. "I think we definitely operate in this sphere of not any one thing does get it done. We need all the things to move and get done."

In her introduction, HDC Executive Director Patience Malaba agreed the aspirations of the bill hinged on implementation.

"We have the first legislation in 40 years, massive legislation on housing at the federal level coming out of Congress," Malaba said. "That on its own is a critical milestone to celebrate and elevate. And then there's so much more for us to do on what gets implemented and how do we make that happen."

HDC pledged to mobilize its community to keep advocating and pushing for funding to bring to life some unfunded elements on the plan.

"How do we track what needs to move through appropriations and activate folks on the ground to push for those appropriations, whether that's fiscal year 27 or other cycles where investments will be needed to operationalize some of the great ideas around supporting housing supply, innovation and construction methods, and so much more that's been included in the legislation," Malaba said.

Congress has passed its biggest housing reform in decades, and yet so much work remains.

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Solemnly Marks One Year Since Evergreen High School Shooting

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

EVERGREEN – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (C0-07) today solemnly marked the one year anniversary of the tragic Evergreen High School shooting, introducing a bipartisan congressional resolution signed by all members of the Colorado U.S. House delegation honoring the shooting victims, and expressing gratitude to first responders, law enforcement, educators, faculty, and neighbors who acted swiftly to protect students and staff during last year’s shooting. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) is leading a companion resolution in the Senate.

“Today, we honor the students, staff, first responders, families, and entire Evergreen community for their extraordinary resilience in the face of the tragedy after the Evergreen High School shooting one year ago today. Their strength, courage, and resilience continue to inspire all of us but also reminds us of the urgent need for change,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “Our country’s gun violence epidemic has shattered countless lives and is now the leading cause of death for our kids - a reality none of us should accept. As a mom, I understand the fear so many parents live with when they drop their kids off at school. Today, we stand with the Evergreen community and promise to keep fighting in Congress to ensure our kids are safe at school and in our communities. They deserve so much better.”

“One year ago today, the Evergreen community experienced an unthinkable act of gun violence,” said Senator Michael Bennet. “The fear and trauma that Evergreen High School students, families, educators, and first responders experienced that day have not disappeared. We owe it to them – and all of Colorado – to act and to build a future where no child has to experience this kind of violence at school. I am glad to lead the Colorado Congressional Delegation in this resolution, and will continue to fight against senseless acts of gun violence.”

"It is unacceptable that gun violence has become normal in America. A year ago, Coloradans experienced another tragic school shooting, this time at Evergreen High School, which left two students injured and an entire community traumatized. I'm proud to join my colleagues in recognizing the brave first responders and Evergreen’s resilient survivors and residents, but more must be done. Congressional action to stop gun violence is long overdue—it's past time we pass legislation to protect our kids. Enough is enough," said Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01).

“A year later, our hearts remain with the people of Jefferson County as they continue to heal from the tragic shooting at Evergreen High School. No parent should ever have to receive the kind of call that far too many parents in our country have received—and no child should have to be marched out of their classroom, hide under their desk, or fear gunshots in their school. Enough is enough. We must stand together against senseless acts of gun violence,” said Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02)

“One year after the tragic shooting at Evergreen High School, our heart is with the students, families, and first responders who faced unimaginable horror that day. As a combat veteran and father of two kids, I refuse to accept that our classrooms should function like war zones. We can honor the resilience of the Evergreen community not just with our thoughts, but by elected officials of both parties acting to pass common-sense gun safety laws to protect our children, communities, and Colorado,” said Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06)

“I continue to pray that God strengthens Evergreen High School and the Jefferson County community. I am honored to join my colleagues on the bipartisan memorial resolution and to keep working with them to direct federal dollars toward more School Resource Officers so we can protect our children against evil acts. My heart remains with everyone in Evergreen.” said Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04).

“As a father of five, I cannot imagine the fear and heartbreak the Evergreen community experienced that day. One year later, we remember the victims, stand with the students, families, and educators who still carry the weight of what happened, and recognize the first responders who ran toward danger to protect others. I’m proud to join Congresswoman Pettersen and my colleagues in the Colorado delegation in honoring the strength and resilience Evergreen has shown over the past year,” said Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03)

"One year ago, the Evergreen community lived through something no community should. We pray God continues to give them comfort, and we thank the deputies and teachers who ran toward danger and saved lives,” said Congressman Jeff Crank (CO-05)

"Today, we remember the students, their families, and an entire community that continues to heal from the horrific act of violence that took place just one year ago at Evergreen High School. We also honor the first responders, law enforcement officers, educators, health care workers, and neighbors who acted without hesitation to protect students and save lives. As a father and former police officer, I’m proud to join the Colorado delegation in making sure their courage is remembered and that the Evergreen community knows Colorado continues to stand with them,” said Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08)

Specifically, the resolution honors the two victims who were wounded, and recognizes the lasting trauma carried by students, staff, families, and the broader community. It also pays tribute to the first responders, law enforcement officers, educators, school staff, neighbors, and hospital workers who stepped up with courage and compassion in the aftermath.

See the full text of the resolution here.

This resolution comes after, earlier this year, Congresswoman Pettersen introduced three pieces of legislation responding to the tragedy at Evergreen High School last year:

The Evergreen Community Safety Act which requires social media companies to respond to warrants and subpoena requests regarding potential threats of violence within 72 hours.
- Bill text is available HERE.
The Community Firearm Safety Act, which creates a permissible use under the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow grants for localities to procure and distribute safe firearm storage boxes to community members.
- Bill text is available HERE.
The Community Risk Training and Response Act, which creates a grant program through the Office of the Attorney General for up to $500,000 for localities to provide technical assistance and training to law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and court staff, healthcare providers, educators, and agencies designated to coordinate Extreme Risk Order Implementation and to develop standardized extreme risk protection order training and curriculum nationwide.
- Bill text is available HERE.

Since the Columbine tragedy in 1999, more than 390,000 students in the United States have experienced gun violence at school, killing at least 203 and injuring 441 students, educators, and other individuals on K-12 campuses. Colorado has been touched by gun violence before, with spaces of community such as schools, movie theaters, night clubs, and houses of worship affected.

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State leaders call on BLM to ‘immediately halt’ wild horse helicopter gathers in Colorado

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gov. Jared Polis and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse are calling on the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management to “immediately halt” helicopter gathers of wild horses in Colorado, citing the “inhumane and unnecessary” nature of the agency’s gather methods following operations this year in the state’s northwest corner, states a Thursday news release.

In a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum and BLM Acting Colorado State Director Tom Heinlein, Polis and Neguse acknowledged the BLM’s rationale behind wild horse gathers but requested an “immediate freeze” nonetheless, referring to the “extreme panic, exhaustion” and “frequent and severe injuries to the animals” that helicopter gathers are “known to cause.”

“Coloradans themselves have voiced deep concern over the safety and well-being of these horses, whose risks only multiply during roundups of this scale and continue long after the gathering ends,” wrote the officials.

State leaders requested a postponement of scheduled gathers so that the BLM can have a more comprehensive stakeholder and community engagement process, noting the importance of partnering with local and state entities to “craft a solution for the long-term well-being” of the horses.

The letter was co-signed by U.S. Reps. Brittany Pettersen, Dianna DeGette and Jason Crow.

In 1971, Congress passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, declaring the animals as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West” that “enrich the lives of the American people.” The act states that wild horses and burros are “fast disappearing from the American scene.”

The law requires the federal government to protect wild horses as part of public lands, but the government says protecting both the horses and those lands requires removing many of the horses.

Since 1971, the BLM has removed nearly 4,400 animals from public rangelands in Colorado, states the agency’s website. The BLM considers the appropriate combined capacity for all herd management areas in the state to be 812 animals.

In five-plus decades since the act was passed, the BLM has conducted gather operations — funded through federal taxpayer dollars — on wild horse and burro populations in roughly 175 herd management areas across 10 Western states. The ultimate aim of the program, according to BLM officials, is to prevent wild horse populations from exceeding the capacity of the land.

Wild horse gathers, particularly those utilizing the helicopter drive-trap method (as opposed to bait traps), have long been a matter of debate between the federal government, ranchers, horse advocates and the public.

The topic remains controversial for a number of reasons: the manner in which the horses are gathered, the impacts of wild horse grazing versus livestock grazing on public lands, the cost of gather operations to American taxpayers, and what happens to the horses after they’re taken from the range.

The most recent gather in the state — which newspaper staff observed in person in early August — took place in Northwest Colorado’s Piceance Basin. Operations commenced Aug. 1 and were completed on Aug. 31, with the BLM having gathered 894 wild horses, including 355 stallions, 368 mares and 171 foals in total, according to the agency’s website.

Fourteen horses — 10 stallions, three mares and one foal — will be returned back to the herd management area, with 10 darted for fertility control. Nine horses died.

The next gather, which will also use the helicopter drive-trap method, is scheduled to begin in Moffat County’s Sand Wash Basin on Thursday, Sept. 10 and end on Sept. 30. The BLM intends to gather 300 horses, return 55 to the range and treat 20 of those 55 with fertility control.

Neguse previously called for wild horse gathers to be delayed and reevaluated in June 2022 — the same year that Polis called for them to be stopped altogether. That same year, Neguse introduced legislation that would end federal funding for roundups.

The Thursday news release also refers to an investigative report from The New York Times published Aug. 20, which states that in 2025, sales of wild horses more than doubled, and that traders are using a legal loophole to increase profits when selling them for slaughter.

“Our wild horses provide significant benefit to the region and state of Colorado and should be treated with care,” states the letter to the BLM from Colorado leaders. “We also request any evidence your agencies may have that supports the need for continued use of helicopter roundups as a more effective means for horse control against other more humane methods.”

‘This Place Doesn’t Have to Work This Way’

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Rank-and-file lawmakers have a surprising amount of bipartisan overlap when it comes to ideas about how to make Congress work even just a little bit better.

Take Reps. Chrissy Houlahan and Randy Fine, a Pennsylvania Democrat and Florida Republican who rarely agree on anything. On Wednesday, they were among the dozen lawmakers offering input at the House Rules Committee “member day” hearing. It’s a biennial event that resembles an open-mic night — anyone can offer up ideas they think will make the House function more efficiently.

Houlahan, an Air Force veteran serving on the House Intelligence Committee, proposed mandatory training for all lawmakers on how to handle classified information. She considers the current lack of training a glaring oversight given how many lawmakers come to Washington with no background in national security.

Next up, Fine interrupted his introduction to second Houlahan’s idea. A former casino, tech and health industry executive, Fine sheepishly admitted that he assumed security officials forgot to give him his training on sensitive material because of the unusual circumstances of his arrival.

“I thought I didn’t get any training on classified information because I came in in a special election,” said Fine, who was sworn in in April 2025.

This proposal gained a third vote of confidence later from Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans, a former Navy helicopter pilot who represents thousands of military workers in Virginia’s shipyard-heavy Hampton Roads region.

Many constituents undergo more training and have mandatory updates for handling intelligence, Kiggans said. “We have none of that here in Congress!”

It was one of more than a couple dozen proposals that came from the lawmakers testifying before the panel tasked with crafting a package of rules at the start of each new Congress.

Member day doesn’t get much attention because it’s so much inside baseball about the machinations of Congress, but the ideas put forth demonstrate how much lawmakers recognize the broken nature of their end of the Capitol.

Even with these modest proposals, the lawmakers were sending a message that they want to shift more power away from the leadership suites in the Capitol and across the street to the House office buildings, where the rank-and-file toil away on their committee work.

Houlahan came into office with the majority-making class of 2018 Democrats, who really believed they could change Congress. Almost eight years later, she’s run up against resistance from both Democratic and Republican majorities. Seemingly easy fixes like changing the voting and committee hearing calendars for more debate and member participation have languished.

And that’s left the average lawmaker feeling as if they’re chasing their own tails every day.

“The reason why I think it hasn’t been done before is it doesn’t benefit leadership. It benefits the organization and not the leadership. It helps them to scramble us all the time, and it helps them to throw us chaotic curveballs,” Houlahan told NOTUS.

Even if her party wins the majority in November, Houlahan has set her expectations quite low.

“Regardless of who’s in charge, I’m sad to think or believe that it probably won’t be a heck of a lot better, which is why most people at this point are trying to just try to make it incrementally better,” she told NOTUS.

Some proposals dealt with making the House more ethical and transparent to constituents, several of which have already received media attention:

Several Republicans and Democrats called for a ban on lawmakers trading individual stocks, an issue that various House speakers have stumbled over in recent years.
Several lawmakers called for formal bans against members and staff placing wagers on prediction markets like Kalshi, behavior that has led to insider-trading investigations.
Several lawmakers requested rules that would allow expectant and new parents to cast their votes by proxy to be a more family-friendly House, a proposal that House Speaker Mike Johnson has blocked.
Republicans and Democrats requested a new provision that would allow bill introductions to have multiple lead sponsors, instead of the current practice of just one.
Rep. Kevin Kiley, the only House independent, asked to change the rules to allow members who are elected as independents to receive committee assignments without caucusing with either party.
These modest proposals often serve as attempts to more broadly shift the operations of the House, with younger Democrats highlighting how hard it is for a young woman to run for Congress if she wants to raise a family.

“Honestly, this place doesn’t really work for younger people,” said Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs, 37, who talked about freezing her eggs to try to time when she gets pregnant.

Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen, 44, explained how she repeatedly had to fly from Denver to Washington last year with her newborn, Samuel, during very close-margin votes on major legislation.

Before he turned 6 months old, Samuel had been on 24 flights.

“This place doesn’t have to work this way,” Pettersen said.

The congressional calendar drew the most ire from both sides of the aisle.

Rank-and-file lawmakers complain that they spend way too much time on airplanes darting back and forth from their districts to Washington, leaving little time to be in the Capitol debating and shaping actual legislation.

For more than 15 years, the model month in the House has been three weeks in session and one week at home. Each week in Washington usually starts Monday evening and ends Thursday morning. That’s just two full days a week in session and two days a week traveling through airports or train stations.

Fine told Reps. Virginia Foxx and Jim McGovern, the Republican and Democratic committee leaders who have more than 50 years of combined congressional experience, that he might have a magical formula.

Commit to a full week or two in a row in Washington, creating at least four full days a week in committees and voting, followed by a corresponding number of weeks in their districts, he suggested.

“I’ve done the math on this,” Fine, the newest member to testify, said. “If we actually did this — a week here and a week home — we would actually spend more time working in Washington, we would spend more time working in our districts, and we would spend less time sitting on airplanes.”

Foxx responded to the schedule and travel complaints by recalling what her mentor told her when she won her first House race in 2004: “The worst part of this job is the travel.”

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver served as the lead Democratic co-sponsor on a prominent housing bill that was signed into law earlier this year, with Republican Rep. Mike Flood officially labeled the lead sponsor. Cleaver, an 11-term member, thinks younger lawmakers would benefit if multiple bill sponsors could be listed, which could encourage more bipartisan efforts.

“So it will automatically create alliances that don’t exist now,” Cleaver told NOTUS after his testimony.

Some lawmakers talked about truly transformational changes, such as implementing stricter controls on the revolving door that sends many members to lobbying firms upon retirement and banning gerrymandering to create politically safe districts.

But, for now, most lawmakers would settle for some basic changes like real training for dealing with classified information.

“I was shocked and have been shocked for four years now,” Kiggans told the committee.

Houlahan, who also serves on the Armed Services Committee and other informal groups dealing with national security, said she would settle for a balanced schedule that allowed her to attend and participate in these meetings.

“We’re not stupid. We can figure this out. We just don’t even try,” she told NOTUS.

173 Bipartisan Coloradans, Organizations, and Community Leaders Join in Support of Governor Polis’s Request for a Major Presidential Disaster

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

DENVER — Today, Governor Jared Polis announced that the State has supplemented its Major Disaster Declaration (MDD) request with 173 letters of support demonstrating the urgent need for federal assistance and the broad, bipartisan support for Colorado’s request.

“These letters tell the stories behind the damage assessments: families who lost everything, first responders and local governments whose resources are exhausted, water providers struggling to maintain essential services, and small businesses fighting to survive. These bipartisan letters also prove natural disasters know no political party, and every Coloradan rural or urban should have the support to recover and rebuild. Colorado has committed significant resources to these disasters, but our communities cannot recover from a disaster of this magnitude alone. I hope that President Trump hears these Coloradans and approves our request,” said Governor Polis.

The letters include:

88 from homeowners and community members
36 from bipartisan elected officials and local government entities
21 from nonprofit and community organizations
20 describing impacts to businesses and the regional economy
8 from infrastructure and essential utility providers

The letters from elected officials and government entities demonstrate bipartisan support extending far beyond the counties directly affected by the disasters. Letters came from state legislators, county commissioners, mayors, school districts, public health officials, and other government leaders representing communities across southern, southwestern, central, and northern Colorado. This support is in addition to a bipartisan letter signed by all ten members of Colorado’s congressional delegation urging the President to expedite his review and approve the Governor’s request.

“The outpouring of support for Governor Polis’s request reflects the extraordinary needs facing communities affected by the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires," said U.S. Senator Michael Bennet. “Given the scale of the devastation, with these fires burning over 140,000 acres across three counties and destroying infrastructure, water supplies, and hundreds of homes and structures, federal disaster funding is essential to help these communities rebuild. I am glad to lead the entire Colorado congressional delegation in support of this request.”

“From Ridgway and Rye to Beulah and Ouray, we’re hearing how the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires and devastating flooding have forever altered lives and livelihoods,” said U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper. “The Trump administration must quickly approve these major disaster declarations and give these communities the resources they need to get back on their feet.”

“The message from Colorado is clear: these communities need help. Families have lost homes, businesses and ranchers are facing enormous losses, and local governments and first responders have stretched their resources to the limit. The 173 letters submitted today show just how broad the support is for getting these communities the resources they need to recover and rebuild. I appreciate Coloradans from across the state standing with our rural communities, and I urge President Trump to approve this disaster declaration as quickly as possible,” said U.S. Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03).

“When I talk to the people in my district, I am heartbroken at the devastation that many have faced. However, I am filled with hope when I see their willingness and determination to rebuild and recover. The approval of a disaster declaration is an essential step. I’m proud that people across our state who have been impacted, first responders, community-based organizations, and community members, have provided letters of support that demonstrate the urgency and need to draw down disaster funds so they can begin to rebuild their homes, businesses, infrastructure, and their lives,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07). “These are communities that have already endured unimaginable loss. They should not have to wonder whether the federal government will help them recover. Federal disaster assistance is not about politics—it is about helping Americans get back on their feet after a disaster.”

Together, the letters of support describe what others have said about losing homes and livelihoods, first responders and local governments whose resources have been stretched thin, utility providers working to restore and protect essential services, and businesses struggling with lost revenue and continued uncertainty. Across regions, professions, and political affiliations, the message is consistent: affected communities have stepped up and supported one another, but the scale and impacts of these disasters has exceeded what communities can recover from alone. Governor Polis submitted Colorado’s request to the President on August 23 so impacted communities can access the federal assistance needed to recover, rebuild, and resume their lives.

Democrat Renews Push to Allow House Proxy Voting for New Parents

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Rep. Brittany Pettersen is reupping her push to allow new parents to vote by proxy in the House, centering the issue ahead of the 120th Congress after the same bipartisan effort fizzled last year.

The Colorado Democrat and a bipartisan group of lawmakers will make the case for brand new moms and dads to vote remotely on House bills at a House Rules Committee member day hearing Wednesday morning, she said during an interview Tuesday in her office. Currently, no form of proxy voting is available for any House lawmaker, including new parents.

“I am the 13th voting member to give birth while serving,” Pettersen, who had her second child in early 2025, said. “That is wild that that number is so low, but it’s not a coincidence. It’s because this place was not made for people like me.”

Less than two years ago, Pettersen flew with her newborn baby to vote against a framework for Republicans’ signature tax-and-spending bill — and her son, Sam, became the first baby ever held during a House floor speech. Pettersen and other Democratic and Republican lawmakers, many of them young parents, were unsuccessful in trying to secure a vote on the rule change due to some conservative hardliners’ opposition.

They’ll face an easier road in 2027 if Democrats retake the chamber, as likely speaker Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), now House minority leader, supports proxy voting for new parents. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), a former constitutional lawyer, helped file a lawsuit in 2020 to counter House Democrats’ allowance of proxy voting during the pandemic. He’s since argued against carve outs to in-person voting rules.

“I am hopeful that Hakeem Jeffries will be the speaker, and grateful that, you know, that he is supportive of this issue,” Pettersen said. “And even if we’re not in control, who knows if Speaker Johnson will still be in leadership, as well?”

“Going into a new Congress, no matter if it’s Democrat or Republican controlled, we’re going to still make sure that this is highlighted as priority changes that need to happen,” she added.

The Rules Committee will hold the public meeting Wednesday morning, allowing lawmakers to testify about the House procedures they believe should change next year.

The chamber adopts a package of rules at the start of each Congress — usually with few changes, though there are often sticking points to be negotiated. Pettersen’s comments this week indicate that proxy voting for new parents will continue to be central to rules negotiations as the new Congress gavels in.

Pettersen and many of her allies support a three-month proxy voting allowance for new parents, which could begin before childbirth for pregnant lawmakers who have complications or aren’t able to travel close to their due date. She said she’d support the provision for adoptions and surrogacy, as well. Still, she said she’d be open to working with leadership on what exactly the rule language would look like.

Lawmakers have discussed adding remote identity verification methods similar to those used in the military to ensure proxy voting isn’t abused, Pettersen said.

Besides proxy voting, other potential rules changes debated Wednesday could offer a preview of tough fights to come for either party. Recent congresses, for example, have adopted different thresholds of members needed to trigger a “motion to vacate” vote, essentially recalling the speaker. One single lawmaker was long able to call such a vote, until then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) raised the threshold to require more members of the majority to force a referendum on her.

Ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in 2023 lowered the threshold back to one in exchange for a select few conservative rebels’ votes to make him speaker. The same dissidents used the maneuver less than a year later to fire McCarthy. House Republicans later negotiated the threshold up to nine members, hoping to avoid another ouster. It’s an issue Democrats will also have to weigh if they retake the majority in November.

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Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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By the time Brittany Pettersen’s son was 6 months old, he’d taken 24 flights.

The Colorado Democrat’s son is no world traveler — his time on planes as an infant was spent with Pettersen flying back and forth to Washington for votes.

As the House considers potential rules changes for next Congress, Pettersen and other members spoke Wednesday at a Rules Committee hearing in support of proxy voting for new parents. Under her proposal, members would be allowed to tap a colleague to cast floor votes on their behalf for up to 12 weeks after they or their spouse have given birth.

“This place does not work for young families. That is a detriment,” Pettersen said.

It wasn’t the first time she’s spoken in support of proxy voting. When the Rules Committee held its member day hearing in 2024, she made a similar pitch while announcing she was 20 weeks pregnant, later becoming the 13th voting member to give birth in office.

Pettersen, alongside Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, went on to lead an effort to change House rules last year, gathering enough signatures on a discharge petition to force the issue with leadership. But their proxy hopes fell short after Luna struck a deal with Speaker Mike Johnson to instead rely on vote pairing, a practice that allows absent lawmakers to seek out pairings with colleagues of an opposing stance, essentially canceling out their votes.

“When we were still fighting to get these changes done, I thought that I might be able to have my constituents represented during that time. Ultimately, that did not come to fruition,” Pettersen said Wednesday.

Four weeks after giving birth, Pettersen flew from Colorado to D.C. with her son as the House considered a budget resolution, describing having to choose between an “incredibly important bill for my constituents” and recovering at home with her newborn.

While Democrats created a House-wide proxy voting system in 2020 in response to the pandemic, Republicans did away with it when they regained power in 2023. Opponents cite constitutional questions or how members on both sides of the aisle abused it, attending fundraisers or going on vacation instead of showing up for work.

But Democrats feel good about their chances of winning back the House in the midterm elections, meaning they would control its rules. And Pettersen argues a narrow carveout for new parents could help make Congress look more like the country it serves. In the 119th Congress, 7 percent of members are mothers to young children, compared to 18 percent nationally, according to an analysis by the Vote Mama Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to break barriers moms face when running for office.

“I’ve heard many say, ‘Well, then maybe you should choose a different profession.’ That would be an incredible disservice to the American people,” said Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., gesturing around the hearing room. “There’s several moms sitting around this table right here who know what it’s like when you’re making choices at the grocery store about what you can and cannot afford.”

For some, the challenge of parenting in Congress has informed the decision of when to have children at all. Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., froze her eggs in August 2021 as she weighed the demands of starting a family versus pursuing a career in public service. Proxy voting could help, she said.

“For me, it’s literally going to decide if or when I can start my own family, and I know that’s true for many others,” Jacobs said at the hearing.

Members lined up Wednesday to float other big ideas to change how the House works, like rearranging the congressional schedule for a better split of time between D.C. and the district, requiring committee meeting times to be posted on a shared schedule to reduce overlap, and allowing a bill to have both a Republican and a Democrat listed as lead sponsors. Some proposed changes, like barring members of Congress from trading stocks or prohibiting relationships between members and all House employees as part of a larger sexual misconduct overhaul, have already been hot topics this Congress.

House Rules ranking member Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said in an interview that he supports proxy voting for new parents and that if Democrats are in the majority for the 120th Congress, he would add it to the rules package.

“It’s something that I would want,” he said.

Proponents of proxy voting recognize its potential for abuse. It’s why Pettersen, Scholten and Jacobs say it should only be used in specific cases — like new parenthood.

“You can’t fake being pregnant or giving birth,” Pettersen said.

At the Start of Suicide Awareness Month, Congresswoman Pettersen Introduces Legislation to Increase Awareness for 988 Crisis Helpline

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase awareness for the 988 helpline with a public awareness campaign for those experiencing mental health crisis. The Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act which Pettersen introduced with Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), specifically increases awareness by placing information about this lifesaving, existing resource in front of millions of Coloradans in places they travel every day: public transit vehicles, stations, and facilities.

The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) found that over a two-year period, the state’s overall rate of youth suicide decreased by 11% following the 2022 launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Helpline. This legislation would help save even more lives.

“Colorado has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the nation, and suicide has become the leading cause of death for our kids. The 988 crisis help line has proven to be a significant driver to reducing those rates across the country, and providing a lifeline to millions of Americans. It’s imperative that we take action to support behavioral health services and increase awareness with a tool that already exists,” said Congresswoman Pettersen. “I lost my brother, Justin, to suicide over 15 years ago – there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of him and wish he was still here with us. It’s because of him and the millions of Americans who are facing a crisis like him, and the families who are left to honor their memories that I led the introduction of a bill that increases awareness of this vital resource, especially in places used frequently by millions of Americans, no matter where they live. It’s critical that we meet people where they are, and this makes it possible for us to provide connections for people and families who need it most.”

“Every life is precious, and we have a responsibility to ensure that anyone facing a crisis knows they are not alone and that help is available. The 988 on Public Transit Act is a commonsense, low-cost way to make sure New Yorkers and Americans across the country know that support is just three digits away, free, confidential, and available 24/7. With a small investment, we can make a real difference and connect people with the resources they need when they need them most,” said Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17).

“Everyone should know that help is available when they are experiencing a mental health crisis," said Hannah Wesolowski, Chief Advocacy Officer at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free, confidential, 24/7 support, and making information about 988 visible on public transportation can help ensure that more people know where to turn when they need support. NAMI is proud to support this legislation and thanks Rep. Pettersen for her efforts to increase awareness of 988 and connect people with lifesaving crisis services.”

“988 saves lives – but only if people know it’s there for them,” said Dr. Marketa M. Wills, American Psychiatric Association CEO & Medical Director. “Displaying 988 information on public transit will put this vital resource in front of millions of people and help connect more Americans to free, confidential, and timely support when they need it most. APA applauds Representative Pettersen for championing this commonsense, urgently needed legislation.”

“Awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline continues to grow, with more than 26.2 million calls, texts, and chats since July 2022,” said Laurel Stine, J.D., M.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). “We commend Representatives Pettersen and Lawler for introducing the bipartisan Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act, which would promote awareness of 988 through signage on public transportation. Expanding awareness of 988 is a powerful way to connect more people with this life-saving resource and provide hope to those experiencing a suicidal, mental health, or substance use crisis, as well as to loved ones seeking resources. By making 988 more visible, we can help ensure that more people know where to turn when they need support.”

Bill text can be found HERE.

This bill has been endorsed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, American Psychiatric Association, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The original cosponsors of this legislation include Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Deborah Ross (D-NC).

Colorado congresswoman introduces legislation to update Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

A long-standing piece of federal legislation could soon be updated and have a high impact on Colorado residents who live or have lived near nuclear facilities. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat representing Colorado's 7th Congressional District, helped introduce the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 alongside Republican state Rep. James Moylan.

"This is a huge issue in Colorado. We still are dealing with the ramifications from Rocky Flats as well as in Fremont County for Cotter Mills," said Pettersen. "This radiation exposure for communities in making sure that we expand that timeline, but also making sure we are addressing the many types of cancers and diseases we've seen show up for people that unfortunately have not been compensated."

If passed, the legislation would expand eligibility for residents in 57 Colorado ZIP codes to get compensation based on a list of eligible diseases and cancers and would include coverage for workers and residents known as "downwinders." The legislation can be found here. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat representing Boulder County, has also signed on to the bill.

"Passing RECRA legislation would send an official message to these communities that 'Hey, there is some real risk here, you need to pay attention and advocate for yourself," said Brittany Kelley, a breast cancer survivor and the founder of the Young Breast Cancer in Colorado Mapping Project. Kelley started posting on Facebook when she and her sister were both diagnosed with different, yet aggressive forms of breast cancer in early adulthood.

"I have now about 225 self-reported cases," Kelley said. "The average age of all the women who have submitted to my mapping cases is 37, which is very young. A geographical pattern started to be very distinct pretty much right away. There are certain streets and certain cul-de-sacs that have multiple cases."

Kelley says the information shared with her shows an increased rate of young women with breast cancer in northern Jefferson, Broomfield, and Boulder counties -- neighborhoods near Rocky Flats.

"The data, to me, shows that I think it warrants some formal studies and some government attention," Kelley said. "That dot on a map doesn't just affect one person. It deeply affects their entire family and friends and everything. These communities are being really impacted, and that's a lot of people."

"When you're on the ground talking to people that live there, these are the stories you hear about how their families are impacted. The difficulties they've faced in actually qualifying for compensation," Pettersen said.

The bill needs to pass by the end of 2027 to avoid a lapse in coverage for other areas of the country.

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