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Link to the Original Article  Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and John Duarte (R-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding; being called the Permanently Authorizing PILT Act of 202. PILT provides payments across U.S. counties (including 56 of Colorado’s counties) and other local governments with… Read more »

Link to the Original Article The cost of living in Teller County and other rural parts of Colorado’s Seventh Congressional District was at the forefront of a presentation by U.S. representative Brittany Petersen on Oct. 5 at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. The presentation and subsequent question and answer period were the focus of the “Eggs and Issues” breakfast, sponsored by the… Read more »

DENVER—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) welcomed Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05) to Colorado’s 7th Congressional District for a roundtable discussion on the child care crisis in Colorado and the United States. They met with child care providers, advocates, and local officials at Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School to discuss the child care fiscal… Read more »

Link to the Original Article Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport said Wednesday it will fully shift from the use of toxic leaded aviation gasoline to unleaded fuel at its facility within four years. If the Jefferson County airport meets its target, it will beat by three years a federal mandate that piston engine aircraft switch to unleaded-only fuel by 2030. The… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led the Colorado Democratic House Delegation in a letter to Senate and House leadership, as well as leadership for the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, over concerns with the level of funding allocated to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). In the letter, they call… 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 financial… Read more »

DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) today announced that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has approved a request to allow the Department of Justice (DOJ) to authorize a group retention incentive bonus of 25 percent for prison staff, including correctional officers and non-custody workers, at Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Florence. The move comes… Read more »

Link to the Original Article Government shutdown would delay implementation of new bonuses, further burden prison staff. All staff members at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, the most secure federal prison in America, will receive a 25% retention bonus. The so-called “supermax” prison has been working through staffing difficulties for years, with high turnover… Read more »

Reps. Pettersen, Mooney Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide Financing for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Alex X. Mooney (R-WV) introduced H.R. 5648, the Community Assistance for Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act, to allow drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities to be eligible for Federal Housing Authority… Read more »

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) again wrote to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA), imploring them to take immediate action to mitigate significant noise pollution that is inundating local communities. Today’s letter is the follow-up to an unanswered request the lawmakers made a… Read more »