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Colorado Democrats react to federal funding freeze, labeling it 'reckless' and 'illegal'

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Link to The Original Article Colorado Democrats have been quick to react to an order from the White House Office of Management and Budget temporarily pausing federal funding to “all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance.”  Federal financial assistance includes grants and loans, though the order does limit the pause to those…

Rep. Pettersen Announces Arrival of Second Child

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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…

Colorado lawmaker Brittany Pettersen gives birth, renews call to let new parents vote by proxy

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Link to The Original Article U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, the Colorado Democrat leading the charge in the House of Representatives to allow new parents to vote by proxy, on Monday announced the birth of her second son. "We are overjoyed to welcome our healthy baby boy, Sam, to our family," Pettersen posted to social media, alongside photos of the newborn and his mother and…

Rep. Brittany Pettersen welcomes new baby boy to family

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Link to The Original Article U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat representing Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, and her husband, Ian Silverii, welcomed their second child to their family over the weekend. The new baby boy, Samuel Lee Silverii, was born Saturday in Colorado. Pettersen is recovering at home while she cares for her newborn and her new, larger family. “We are…

House Passes Pettersen’s Provisions to Bolster Wildfire Mitigation, Post-Disaster Recovery Efforts

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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…

Brittany Pettersen Can’t Do Her Job as a Congresswoman Because of House Rules—and She’s Fighting to Change That

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Link to The Original Article This week the US House of Representatives geared up for the beginning of the second Trump administration and voted on key pieces of legislation. But Colorado Representative Brittany Pettersen did not get to weigh in. Why? She’s about to give birth to her second child. Pettersen, a Democrat serving Colorado’s third Congressional…

Grounded in Colorado ahead of birth, Pettersen is still fighting for proxy change

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Link to The Original Article Brittany Pettersen hasn’t slept well lately, moving around tends to be painful, and the Capitol is roughly 1,600 miles away. “I’m so grateful not to be waddling my way through the airport,” the Colorado Democrat, now in her third trimester of pregnancy, said last week after announcing that she was no longer able to fly to Washington ahead of…

Rep. Pettersen Introduces Wildfire Prevention and Recovery Legislation

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WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) reintroduced two bipartisan bills – the Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act and the Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act – to better utilize early detection technology to prevent wildfires from spreading and help our communities recover and rebuild more resilient to future…

Colorado Dems react to Trump's first day, fight against ending birthright citizenship

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Link to The Original Article As President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday, Colorado politicians were quick to react to the dozens of executive orders, memoranda, and declarations that Trump signed on his first day. Two decisions specifically received the ire of Colorado Democrats. One of those was Trump’s pardon of some 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, which U.S. Sen. Michael…

From ‘RELEASE THEM NOW!’ to ‘disgusting and wrong’ — Colorado’s congress members react to Jan. 6 pardons

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Link to The Original Article Colorado’s federal lawmakers are reacting to President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons and commutations for participants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, including rioters who assaulted police officers. Freshman GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd of Grand Junction said he was “deeply disappointed” in the pardons “for those who assaulted law…