Press Releases

(Click Here for Photos)   WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s delusional State of the Union address. Pettersen was joined by Evergreen High School shooting survivor and student council president, Tyler Guyton, as her guest for the speech.    “Families in Colorado are… Read more »

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Jeff Hurd (CO-03) led Members of the Colorado Congressional delegation in introducing the Rural Water Security Act, bipartisan legislation to expand federal water infrastructure assistance to rural communities across Colorado.   Colorado is currently excluded from Section 595 of the Water Resources… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after House Rules Committee Republicans unanimously opposed her amendment to protect voting rights in Colorado. Pettersen’s amendment would ensure the Trump-backed voter suppression bill would not disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. As currently written, the SAVE Act could… Read more »

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed three pieces of bipartisan legislation led by Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) to help address the affordable housing crisis in Colorado and across the country. Specifically, her bills update outdated zoning laws, increase housing supply, and expand access to affordable housing options, particularly in rural areas.    In… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) — formerly known as National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) — announced another round of employee layoffs due to federal funding cuts:   “Donald Trump has consistently put our federal workforce on the chopping block. These are people who work… Read more »

EVERGREEN, CO — Today, at a press conference, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) with State Representative Tammy Story, Jefferson County Sheriff Reggie Marinelli, and members of the Evergreen community, outlined a coordinated legislative response following the tragedy at Evergreen High School last September.   In briefings after the September 10 shooting, Jefferson… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen and Juan Ciscomani along with Senators John Hickenlooper and Jerry Moran reintroduced the bipartisan Water Project Navigators Act. The bill would establish a new program at the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to fund grant navigators who would help states, Tribes, and rural communities secure resources for projects that improve water… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen released the following statement after Senate Republicans and Democrats reached a short-term agreement to temporarily extend funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through a two-week continuing resolution (CR):   “Our country is at a breaking point because of this administration’s illegal and fascistic actions  —… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after House Republicans rejected her amendments to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill that would have put commonsense checks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the wake of the murder of Minneapolis resident Renee Good and a disturbing pattern of extreme… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting against the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill which does not include any guardrails for Donald Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem’s disturbing and violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.    The vote… Read more »