Three days after a federal judge called the conditions in the Aurora immigration detention center “abhorrent,” Colorado’s four Democratic U.S. House members conducted a planned tour Monday and said they left with more questions than answers.
The visit was the first by lawmakers since U.S. Rep. Jason Crow was denied access to the privately run facility last month. On Monday, the… Read more »
After somber meetings on health and human services earlier in the day, Representative Brittany Pettersen’s visit to the Boys & Girls Club in Salida on Friday, August 7 was a joyful celebration of kids and hubbub over the lunch hour.
Pettersen’s four-year-old son Davis, who had accompanied his Mom on her visit to Chaffee County was overjoyed to run and play. “He’s so at home in a… Read more »
Colorado’s public lands and outdoor spaces are core to who we are and our state’s economy. But Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, which was signed into law, threatens our way of life here.
❌ What’s In the Big Bad Budget?
The Big Bad Budget bill contains devastating provisions that:
Gut clean air and water protections
Repeal solar and wind tax credits, driving up household… Read more »
Congressional Representative Brittany Pettersen (D – District 7) spent the day in Chaffee County on Thursday, August 7, beginning with a session at the Buena Vista Community Center with local public health officials, the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Chaffee Board of County Commissioners.
The focus of that meeting could be summed up as “How bad is this going to… Read more »
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Three Colorado lawmakers say the decision on whether to build a new Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Fremont County is stuck at the regional level, while the agency countered it must complete a required needs assessment before committing to a new clinic.
The proposed clinic could serve 5,000 veterans across Fremont County and is "urgently"… Read more »
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) to move forward with constructing a long-awaited VA clinic in Fremont County. Following a continued push from Pettersen, the project was added to the VA’s fiscal year (FY) 26 priority list in May… Read more »
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Colorado’s entire congressional delegation, Republicans and Democrats alike, is calling for the release of $140 million in frozen funds for Colorado River water projects.
In January, the last days of the Biden administration, the Bureau of Reclamation awarded funding for 17 projects as part of the federal drought-response effort in the overstressed… Read more »
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Colorado’s Democratic U.S. senators and representatives asked the federal agency regulating Medicaid on Tuesday to reconsider a decision that won’t let the state keep toddlers and former prisoners covered.
In November, under the Biden administration, Colorado received approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to… Read more »
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Last week, judges in separate cases issued rulings impacting reproductive health care providers on both sides of the abortion debate. On July 28, a federal judge ruled that the federal government must allow Medicaid to reimburse Planned Parenthood for patient care, temporarily overturning a ban instituted by the passage of President Donald Trump’s “One Big… Read more »
Last week, I visited the Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountainsclinic in Arvada to see firsthand how Trump’s Medicaid ban is hurting our community. In their Big Ugly Bill, Trump and Republicans banned people from using Planned Parenthood for health care if they use Medicaid.
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