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ICYMI—This week, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) joined the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, Representatives David Trone (D-MD), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Annie Kuster (D-NH), and Lisa McClain (R-MI), for a press conference celebrating Recovery Month and their annual Congress Goes Purple celebration. During the event, the… Read more »

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined members of the New Democrat Coalition in a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on him to urgently advance bipartisan government funding bills similar to those advanced by the Senate and consistent with the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement that Congress and the administration negotiated this May. If a… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced legislation to ease burdensome barriers homeowners and business owners face when trying to prepare, or “harden,” their properties for natural disasters. The bipartisan Natural Disaster Property Protection Act will reduce paperwork and cut down on unnecessary red tape by increasing… Read more »

Link to the Original Article The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Chaffee County nearly $4 million in grant funds to build and operate a new waste transfer station and materials recovery facility for recycling and organic waste. The grant award is part of the agency’s newly created Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling funding opportunity.  “The project is… Read more »

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) joined their colleagues to introduce bipartisan and bicameral legislation aimed at preventing opioid overdoses and increasing access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone, also known as Narcan. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK) to Save Lives Act will require the… Read more »

DENVER—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement ahead of the unveiling of the new Leadville Irish Miners’ Memorial:  “Thousands of Irish immigrants flocked to Leadville in the 1800s seeking a better life and a job in the mines. There they faced challenges that are unfortunately all too common for immigrant families in… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced legislation to combat the opioid epidemic, prevent overdose deaths, and limit financial burden on patients. The Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act would require Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE to cover the cost when medical… Read more »

ICYMI—Last month, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) traveled across her congressional district to hear from constituents, community leaders, and elected officials about the challenges they face and share insights into her legislative efforts in Congress to address these issues and improve quality of life for Coloradans. She hosted town halls, visited small businesses, toured… Read more »

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) penned a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA) urging action on aircraft noise. Coloradans living near RMMA continue to suffer from undue noise pollution. In this letter, the representatives urged the RMMA and FAA to pursue an Airport Noise… Read more »

Link to the Original Article DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen talks about fentanyl and her new bill aimed at overdose deaths on this week’s episode of “Colorado Point of View.” Pettersen, the Democrat elected last year to represent Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, is an advocate for ending the opioid epidemic, with opioid abuse personally hitting her family. Her… Read more »