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 »
WASHINGTON –The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 471, the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, which included the Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Chuck Edwards (NC-11). This bill would help communities impacted by natural disasters recover and rebuild more resilient to future threats through reforestation and r... Read More »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) reintroduced two bipartisan bills – the Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act and the Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act – to better utilize early detection technology to prevent wildfires from spreading and help our communities recover and rebuild more resilient to future threats. Over 3 million Coloradans –... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) reintroduced the Silver Cliff Community Act, which would restore the Town of Silver Cliff’s ZIP Code. In 1991, the Town of Silver Cliff lost its unique ZIP Code and was forced to use the ZIP Code of the neighboring town of Westcliffe, which has resulted in delays and extensive errors with postal delivery, as well as a loss of hundred... Read More »
LAKEWOOD – Today marks the first day U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) is unable to vote and represent her constituents in Washington, D.C. because of outdated House rules that prohibit a Member from voting remotely. Pettersen is expecting her second child in just a few weeks and is prohibited from flying due to medical and travel restrictions. Representative Pettersen is leading the ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced a bipartisan resolution to allow proxy voting for Members of Congress who are new parents under the Rules of the House for the 119th Congress. Pettersen will be just the 14th Member - and the first from Colorado - to give birth while serving in Congres... Read More »
ICYMI – President Biden signed into law the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which included three provisions led by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) to improve Colorado’s water infrastructure. WRDA is a legislative package that provides Members of Congress the opportunity to authorize U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works projects to improve the nation’s... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) was sworn-in for her second term representing Colorado’s 7th Congressional District and released the following statement: “It is the greatest honor of my life to represent our community in Congress—a place that gave me every opportunity I’ve had to build a better life. I’m incredibly grateful to the people of Colorado’s 7th Congres... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting for legislation to fund the government temporarily until March 14, 2025. “While I’m relieved that we passed legislation to keep the government temporarily open, it’s unacceptable that Republicans repeatedly push us to the brink of a shutdown. Republicans had ample opportunity to work with Democrats ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Alongside members of the bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI), U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced the release of the Task Force’s AI report, detailing recommendations to ensure the United States continues to be a global leader in technology and innovation. Pettersen is one of just twelve Democrats appointed to the bipartisan Task Force. The... Read More »
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after House Republicans abandoned a bipartisan government funding deal, pushing Congress to the brink of a shutdown: “Republicans have shown repeatedly that they will put the interests of billionaires over the American people. Leadership on both sides of the aisle came together and negotiated bipartisan legislation to ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8753, bipartisan legislation that included a provision introduced by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) to restore the Town of Silver Cliff’s ZIP Code. In 1991, the town lost its unique ZIP Code and was forced to use the ZIP Code of the neighboring town of Westcliffe, which has resulted in delays and extensive errors with pos... Read More »
