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Reps. Pettersen, Bonamici, and Senate Colleagues Lead Manufactured Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights

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WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced legislation alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and John Fetterman (D-PA) that would provide tenants and owners of manufactured (mobile) homes with enhanced protections against predatory landowners in federally backed Manufactured Housing…

Pettersen, Garbarino Introduce National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Coin Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02) introduced the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Coin Act, bipartisan legislation directing the U.S. Treasury to mint commemorative coins honoring the service and sacrifice of firefighters throughout American history. The coins will be emblematic of the National Fallen…

Rep. Pettersen Statement on Trump Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement on President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education: “Growing up, I faced significant challenges at home. I made it where I am today because I had access to great public schools and teachers. Thanks to their investments in me, I was given a chance…

Rep. Pettersen, Local Health Care Leaders Highlight Devastating Impact of GOP’s Medicaid Cuts in Colorado

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WHEAT RIDGE – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) convened local health care leaders at Lutheran Hospital to highlight the devastating impact of Medicaid cuts that congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration have included in their latest federal budget proposal.  Medicaid is a lifeline for families across the country, covering 40% of all births…

Pettersen, Bennet, Hickenlooper Lead Colorado Democrats In Demanding Answers on Mass Federal Employee Firings

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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…

During Women’s History Month, Pettersen, Fletcher Introduce Bill To Examine Impact of Tariffs on Products Used by Women, Underserved Communities

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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…

Reps. Pettersen, Luna, Jacobs, Lawler’s Bipartisan Proxy Voting Resolution Clears Key Hurdle, Setting Up Future House Vote

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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…

Rep. Pettersen Votes Against Republicans’ Partisan Funding Bill

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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…

Rep. Pettersen Hears Directly From Coloradans at Town Hall with Record-Breaking Attendance

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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…

Rep. Pettersen Joins 130+ Members in Demanding IRS Accountability to Prevent Tax Season Chaos after Mass Layoffs

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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,…