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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
