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After President Trump’s announced plans on Tuesday to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, lawmakers spoke out about how the decision could impact their states and the nation. Members of Congress from Alabama celebrated the decision while Colorado leaders said it was be a harmful move that they will fight. “We are so excited to be able to call Space Command… Read more »

Leading Democratic officials in Colorado on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, as a politically motivated decision meant to reward Republican friends while putting the nation’s military readiness at risk. The barrage of criticism aimed at Trump emerged hours after the entire state… Read more »

A community dream for nearly a decade, involving a plethora of task forces, a slew of local meetings, a number of consultant studies and hours of lobbying, has finally hit paydirt. Next Tuesday (Sept. 9), the town of Cripple Creek and the entire southern Teller County region will celebrate the official groundbreaking of the first phase of “A Place for Kids,” a full-fledged, $5 million… Read more »

Today, 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) to call on Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) William K. Marshall III to provide answers on the alarming changes in critical programs that address ongoing staffing shortages – including a… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led over 100 of their colleagues in calling on the Trump Administration to use its full power and authority to support the massive surge of all humanitarian aid without diversion, and in particular infant formula, into Gaza to address the crisis of starvation.   In their letter, the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) demanded answers and accountability from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons on the recent immigration enforcement operations in Chaffee County, Colorado.  Communities across the country – including in Chaffee – have… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, in recognition of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined her colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution to formally designate August 21 as Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.   This resolution, she hopes, will help unite families affected by fentanyl and awareness organizations so… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Pettersen (CO-07) directly called out President Donald Trump for burying families with high costs as they head back to school amid his reckless trade war. In a blistering letter sent to the President, Pettersen highlighted how parents in Colorado and across the country are being forced into debt just to afford school… Read more »

As a mom, I know how stressful back-to-school season can be – and that’s before you’re left footing the bill for skyrocketing costs. Parents are already being squeezed trying to put a roof over their heads, pay for groceries, and now even basic school supplies come with shocking price tags.   That’s why, this week, I wrote directly to the President to highlight the… Read more »

Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen is calling out President Donald Trump for the high cost of tariffs as families struggle to pay for back-to-school supplies. “I write to express my deep alarm at the damage your reckless tariffs are inflicting on American families as they prepare to send their kids back to school. You promised to lower costs on day one. But as summer comes to a… Read more »