DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan calling for improved infrastructure to protect the communities surrounding the Cotter/Lincoln Park Superfund site, located south of Cañon City. In the letter, Pettersen calls for better signage to mark radioactive contamination, improved fencing to contain ... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement on her vote on the bipartisan agreement to avoid default by raising the debt ceiling: “Republican leaders in Congress got us into this situation. They chose to hold our economy hostage and created this crisis by playing games with the very foundation of our economy, our national security, and people’s... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led a group of freshmen members of Congress in calling on Speaker Kevin McCarthy to keep the House of Representatives in session until a bipartisan agreement has been reached on the debt limit. Pettersen was joined in sending the letter by Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Chris... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), David Trone (D-MD), and Jake Ellzey (R-TX) introduced legislation directing the Federal Aviation Administration to require opioid overdose medication to be carried on all airplanes. The bill comes days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing that over 109,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2... Read More »
WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), and Andy Ogles (R-TN), which aims to prevent the financing of illegal synthetic drugs.H.R. 1076, the Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act, directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study the illicit fina... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Amid a growing housing crisis, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Mike Flood (NE-01), and Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) today introduced the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act, legislation to help overcome barriers to increasing home construction, including outdated zoning, slow permitting, and discriminatory land use policies. U.S. Senators Todd Young (IN)... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced the Silver Cliff Community Act, which would restore the ZIP Code for the Town of Silver Cliff. 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 postal delivery, as well as a loss of hundreds of thousan... Read More »
LAKEWOOD—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition at a reception for student participants. 95 pieces of art were entered this year from 16 different high schools across the 7th Congressional District. The winning piece, chosen by a panel of local arts professionals, will be hung in the U.S. Capitol Building for a year. Runner-u... Read More »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and John Rose (R-TN), both Members of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the CDFI Fund Transparency Act to require the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director to testify annually before the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee. For the full text of the bill, click here... Read More »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) has been appointed to serve as the Vice Ranking Member of the National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee. This is one of six subcommittees tasked with executing the work of the House Financial Services Committee, and specifically covers all international finance, including combating threats oth... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) Codification Act. The legislation strengthens the statutory authority of the ITS testing center, which is essential for informing the National Telecommunications and Informatio... Read More »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced that she has requested nearly $35 million in federal funding for 15 community projects through the House Appropriations Community Project Funding process. Pettersen’s projects include efforts to expand access to affordable housing options, improve town centers and health care facilities, increase clean and safe drinking wat... Read More »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) sent a letter last week to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons calling for action to address issues with understaffing and unsustainable working conditions at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence (FCC Florence). Pettersen visited the facility earlier this month and heard directly from officers about the impact the low pay, fo... Read More »
Link to the story can be found here. During her 10 years in the Colorado state legislature, U.S. Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen championed policies to improve access to substance use disorder treatment. Now she is working on the federal level to attack the opioid crisis head-on. Pettersen hosted a roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic with Mayor Ashley Smith, local leaders and the opioid... Read More »
Link to the article can be found here. U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen, (D-Colo) spoke to Woodland Park business owners April 13 at the Swiss Chalet. “I want to get to know the local communities and start building those relationships,” said Pettersen, who represents Congressional District 7. “Oftentimes our rural communities feel left behind, feel like they don’t have a federal representat... Read More »
