WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper led Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Jason Crow (CO-06) in a letter to the Office of Personnel Management, demanding information on the recent firings, layoffs, and resignations of federal employees in Colorado. The City of Lakewood is home to the Denver Feder... Read More »
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the Pink Tariffs Study Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Treasury to conduct a study on potential gender bias and regressivity within the U.S. tariff system and report the findings to Congress. The reintroduction of this legislation follows reports that the U.S. tariff schedule pla... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, the bipartisan Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution – introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Mike Lawler (R-NY) – cleared a significant hurdle, bringing it one step closer to a vote on the House floor. After Speaker Johnson blocked efforts to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely, this bipartisan gr... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) voted against Republicans’ funding legislation that could cut funding for veterans’ benefits, health care, and affordable housing. “For the past two years, Democrats have been the adults in the room and worked in a bipartisan manner to fund the government. But Republicans have repeatedly pushed us to the brink of a shutdown. This c... Read More »
LAKEWOOD – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted an in-person town hall with Attorney General Phil Weiser and Mayor Wendi Strom to hear directly from Coloradans. More than 1,800 people were present – a record-breaking amount of attendees – as Pettersen discussed her work to fight back against Trump’s reckless policies. Since taking office, Donald Trump and Elon Musk have fir... Read More »
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined over 130 House Democrats in demanding answers from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the agency’s decision to lay off approximately 7,000 probationary employees, particularly in compliance departments, ahead of tax season. The Members warned these mass firings could cause widespread delays, errors, and financial hardships fo... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced that Lakewood Mayor Wendi Strom will be her guest for Donald Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress. The City of Lakewood is home to the Denver Federal Center where more than 6,000 federal employees work to provide groundbreaking research, manage public lands, and deliver critical services that Coloradans de... Read More »
LAKEWOOD – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted a virtual press conference with Lakewood Mayor Wendi Strom ahead of President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress. “Tonight, we are bound to hear more lies and divisiveness from Donald Trump during his first Joint Address to Congress,” said Pettersen. “What we know is that actions speak louder than words, and Trump’... Read More »
After Republican Leadership denied her ability to vote remotely after giving birth, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) flew to Washington, D.C. with her 4-week-old son, Sam, to represent her constituents and vote against House Republicans’ disastrous budget proposal. Rep. Pettersen denounced the legislation on the House Floor and in House Democrats’ Weekly Democratic Address to the American ... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Mike Flood (R-NE) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the growing threat of artificial intelligence (AI), often referred to as “deep fake” scams, to consumers, banks, credit unions, and the American economy. The Preventing Deep Fake Scams Act would establish a task force to examine AI in the financial services sector, in... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) voted against Republicans’ reckless budget plan that will pave the way for tax cuts for billionaires like Elon Musk at the expense of hardworking families in Colorado. “Unfortunately, I wasn’t given the opportunity to vote remotely after giving birth just a few weeks ago, but I wasn’t going to let that stop me from voting against t... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced the Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that clarifies state Medicaid programs’ authority to expand healthcare access through direct primary care (DPC). This model allows Medicaid beneficiaries to access primary care services... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) reintroduced the bipartisan Natural Disaster Property Protection Act to ease burdensome barriers homeowners and business owners face when trying to prepare, or “harden,” their properties for natural disasters. Specifically, the legislation streamlines disaster mitigation efforts by increasing the amount of m... Read More »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Maria Salazar (FL-27), and Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for parents to safely travel with breast milk. The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act is co-led in the Senate by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ted Cruz (... Read More »
LAKEWOOD – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and her husband, Ian Silverii, announced the arrival of their second child, Samuel Lee Silverii, born on January 25th, 2025, in Colorado. She is currently at home in Colorado as she cares for her newborn and prioritizes her physical recovery and her new, larger family in the most critical time for childhood development. “We are overj... Read More »
