WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced legislation to combat the opioid epidemic, prevent overdose deaths, and limit financial burden on patients. The Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act would require Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE to cover the cost when medical… Read more »
ICYMI—Last month, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) traveled across her congressional district to hear from constituents, community leaders, and elected officials about the challenges they face and share insights into her legislative efforts in Congress to address these issues and improve quality of life for Coloradans. She hosted town halls, visited small businesses, toured… Read more »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) penned a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA) urging action on aircraft noise. Coloradans living near RMMA continue to suffer from undue noise pollution. In this letter, the representatives urged the RMMA and FAA to pursue an Airport Noise… Read more »
DENVER—Yesterday, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) joined U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Broomfield Mayor Guyleen Castriotta, State Senator Faith Winter, and State Representative William Lindstedt to tour and volunteer at the Broomfield FISH Food Pantry and Family Resource Center in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, highlighting the challenges of… Read more »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined Major Robert C. Churchill, during a ceremony held in her Lakewood office this week, to posthumously award the Purple Heart Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one Bronze Service Star, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge to the family of Private First Class Simon Cardenas, a… Read more »
DENVER—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) are introducing a bipartisan bill alongside U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Ted Budd (R-NC) named the Connecting Our Neighbors to Networks and Ensuring Competitive Telecommunications (CONNECT) Act of 2023 to reform the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ReConnect Loan and Grant Program.… Read more »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) sent two letters aimed at addressing concerns with postal service in Colorado’s Seventh Congressional District. The first is a bipartisan letter she sent alongside Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), and others to United States Postmaster Louis DeJoy and Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Michael… Read more »
DENVER—Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen and Yadira Caraveo joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado Governor Jared Polis to celebrate the upcoming one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act’s passage and to highlight the law’s landmark investments in clean energy, domestic manufacturing, local economies, and the American people.
High… Read more »
DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) is urging veterans in Colorado’s Seventh Congressional District who are eligible to apply for PACT Act benefits before August 9, 2023 to receive 12 months of backdated compensation.
“Our veterans answered the call to serve our country, and I'm committed to ensuring they have the benefits and resources they earned,” said… Read more »
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the bipartisan Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years. The bill contains numerous provisions spearheaded by U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) to make… Read more »
