DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan calling for improved infrastructure to protect the communities surrounding the Cotter/Lincoln Park Superfund site, located south of Cañon City. In the letter, Pettersen calls for better signage to mark radioactive contamination, improved… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement on her vote on the bipartisan agreement to avoid default by raising the debt ceiling:
“Republican leaders in Congress got us into this situation. They chose to hold our economy hostage and created this crisis by playing games with the very foundation of our economy, our national security,… Read more »
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Local nonprofit Watershed Inc. was awarded a US EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant in the amount of $979,222 to fund the environmental remediation of the McGinnis Gymnasium.
A “brownfield” is any property that is disused due to real or perceived contamination. The McGinnis Gym is contaminated with asbestos, lead paint and mold, which must be… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led a group of freshmen members of Congress in calling on Speaker Kevin McCarthy to keep the House of Representatives in session until a bipartisan agreement has been reached on the debt limit. Pettersen was joined in sending the letter by Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Jasmine Crockett… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), David Trone (D-MD), and Jake Ellzey (R-TX) introduced legislation directing the Federal Aviation Administration to require opioid overdose medication to be carried on all airplanes. The bill comes days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing that over 109,000 Americans died from drug… Read more »
WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), and Andy Ogles (R-TN), which aims to prevent the financing of illegal synthetic drugs.H.R. 1076, the Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act, directs the Comptroller General of the United States… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Amid a growing housing crisis, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Mike Flood (NE-01), and Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) today introduced the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act, legislation to help overcome barriers to increasing home construction, including outdated zoning, slow permitting, and discriminatory land use policies. U.S. Senators… Read more »
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The future of thousands of Dreamers, young adult immigrants brought to the United States as children, is up in the air.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, was initially created nearly a decade ago by the Obama Administration as a temporary way to safeguard immigrants from deportation.… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced the Silver Cliff Community Act, which would restore the ZIP Code for the Town of Silver Cliff. In 1991, the town lost its unique ZIP Code and was forced to use the ZIP Code of the neighboring town of Westcliffe, which has resulted in delays and extensive errors with postal delivery, as well as a loss of… Read more »
LAKEWOOD—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition at a reception for student participants. 95 pieces of art were entered this year from 16 different high schools across the 7th Congressional District. The winning piece, chosen by a panel of local arts professionals, will be hung in the U.S. Capitol Building for a… Read more »
