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During Colorado’s Primary Election Week, Rep. Pettersen Leads Push For USPS to Ensure Timely Delivery of Mail in Ballots

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WASHINGTON – During Colorado’s primary election week, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led an effort with Representative Kim Schrier (WA-08) pushing for more reliable delivery for mail-in ballots, particularly for rural communities, which have experienced longstanding mail service delays. In a letter sent today to the United States Postal Service (USPS), the Members demanded answers ...

Rep. Pettersen Demands Answers After Trump Administration Leaves EPA Region 8 Employees Without Reliable Emergency Communications

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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), alongside Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Representative DeGette (CO-01), demanded answers from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin after a series of alarming safety failures at the EPA Region 8 Headquarters in Denver, Colorado. These failures — including the mishandling of a bomb thre...

On Dobbs Anniversary, Reps. Pettersen Introduces Resolution to Stop Government Surveillance of Reproductive Health Care Medication

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WASHINGTON – Today, on the anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced a resolution to prohibit the government from surveilling water systems, including groundwater, surface water, wastewater, or drinking water, to monitor essential medications used in Americans’ reproductive health care. The resolution comes a...

Rep. Pettersen Delivers Major Housing Affordability Wins for Colorado Families as Landmark Bipartisan Package Heads to the President’s Desk

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WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) applauded House passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most significant housing legislation in 30 years, which now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The landmark package is the result of months of bipartisan negotiations and includes several Pettersen-led bills to address housing affordability in Colorado...

Rep. Pettersen Demands Answers After Trump Administration Threatens $98 Million in Federal Funding for Jeffco Schools

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Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Education after the Department threatened enforcement action and the potential withholding of federal education funding from Jefferson County Public Schools (Jeffco) over a baseless, alleged Title IX violation regarding transgender students. After notifying the District of its findings in March, the ...

Medical center in Evergreen reopens following active shooter situation earlier this year inside the Colorado facility

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It's been four months since a shooting incident at a Colorado medical clinic in the Jefferson County foothills forced that facility to shut its doors. On Monday morning, CommonSpirit Primary Care Evergreen reopened after making some changes. In February, a 62-year-old man took his own life after firing 19 rounds into the clinic with a shotgun and causing extensive damage. First responders rushed t...

Rep. Pettersen Introduces Bill to End Long-Term Detention at Temporary ICE Holding Cells

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WASHINGTON – Today, after Republicans advanced their budget reconciliation legislation to pour $70 billion into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) – alongside Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Jason Crow (CO-06) – introduced a bill to prohibit ICE from holding individuals for...

Pettersen, Bennet, Hickenlooper Demand Answers as Trump Administration Pursues Backdoor Payouts for January 6 Defendants and Election Deniers

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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) are demanding a full accounting of the Trump Administration’s so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and any efforts to compensate January 6 defendants, election deniers, or individuals involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Tina Peters. The lawmaker...

Congress Demands List of People Who Have Applied for Trump Slush Fund

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In a memo obtained by Meidas Touch Network, a group of Members of Congress have demanded a list of people who have applied for taxpayer-funded payouts from the Trump Administration’s controversial $1.7 billion slush fund. The 3-page memo, which was submitted to the Justice Department and Treasury Department, said the “conflicting” statements from the Trump Administration about the future of the fu...

Rep. Pettersen Votes Against $70 Billion Check for Trump’s ICE Operations

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ budget reconciliation package that gives $70 billion in funding over three years to a lawless Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Because they didn’t have the requisite two-thirds Senate majority to pass this cynical me...

Congressional Backing Can Strengthen Support for Firefighters’ Families

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A proposed commemorative coin would channel resources into counseling, scholarships, and long‑term support for grieving firefighter families Communities stop in their tracks when a firefighter dies in the line of duty. Each tragedy brings an outpouring of support from neighbors, elected officials, and media. But most people never see what happens next, behind closed doors, after the services end. ...

Rep. Pettersen Votes Against Republican Funding Bill that Slashes Food Assistance for Families

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) voted against House Republicans’ Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill that cuts nutrition assistance programs that millions of families, children, and seniors rely on while reducing investments in rural communities. Rep. Pettersen offered an amendment highlighting the $200 ...

Ahead of Summer Travel Season, Rep. Pettersen Leads CO Dem Delegation in Demanding Answers from Trump as Gas Prices Surge Amid Iran War

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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led the Colorado Democratic delegation in demanding answers from President Donald Trump about his Administration’s plan to lower gasoline prices. Recent reports show Colorado is now one of the ten most expensive gasoline markets in the nation, with prices surpassing $4.76 per gallon — more than 60 percent higher than before the con...

Reps. Pettersen, Neguse Lead Colorado House Democrats in Introducing Immigration and Customs Enforcement Reforms

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Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) led the state’s House Democratic delegation in introducing three bills aimed at reforming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The bills were first introduced by Senator Michael Bennet in the U.S. Senate ...

During Mental Health Awareness Month, Reps. Pettersen, Yakym Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Youth Suicide Prevention Programs

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Rudy Yakym (IN-02), introduced the Evidence-Based Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to help schools, communities, and public health organizations develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based strategies to prevent suicide among children and adolescents. The legislation comes as youth mental health ...