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 »
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Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado, a Democrat, just became the 13th voting member of Congress to give birth in office. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, a Republican, was the 12th when she welcomed her first child last year. And under current House rules, neither was able to vote while on leave, recovering from giving birth.
Now, they’re teaming up… Read more »
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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… 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 »
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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… Read more »
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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… Read more »
