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WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and John Rose (R-TN), both Members of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the CDFI Fund Transparency Act to require the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director to testify annually before the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee. For the full text… Read more »

Full Article Can Be Found Here ‘Politics doesn’t make it easy to be a parent’: Mothers in office hope a new report about representation draws attention to the challenges they face.  Moms with minor children are grossly underrepresented in Congress, according to a new report that highlights the barriers to their involvement in federal office — and are far outnumbered by… Read more »

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) has been appointed to serve as the Vice Ranking Member of the National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee. This is one of six subcommittees tasked with executing the work of the House Financial Services Committee, and specifically covers all international finance, including combating… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) Codification Act. The legislation strengthens the statutory authority of the ITS testing center, which is essential for informing the National… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced that she has requested nearly $35 million in federal funding for 15 community projects through the House Appropriations Community Project Funding process. Pettersen’s projects include efforts to expand access to affordable housing options, improve town centers and health care facilities, increase clean and safe… Read more »

Full Article Can Be Found Here FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Just a few days after Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen was sworn into office on Capitol Hill, she immersed herself in an ongoing controversy involving the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Office of Personnel management and the union representing correctional officers at the Federal Correctional Complex, in… Read more »

DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) sent a letter last week to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons calling for action to address issues with understaffing and unsustainable working conditions at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence (FCC Florence). Pettersen visited the facility earlier this month and heard directly from officers… Read more »

Link to the story can be found here. During her 10 years in the Colorado state legislature, U.S. Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen championed policies to improve access to substance use disorder treatment. Now she is working on the federal level to attack the opioid crisis head-on. Pettersen hosted a roundtable… Read more »

Link to the article can be found here. U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen, (D-Colo) spoke to Woodland Park business owners April 13 at the Swiss Chalet. “I want to get to know the local communities and start building those relationships,” said Pettersen, who represents Congressional District 7. “Oftentimes our rural… Read more »

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) sent a letter last week to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough, urging him to prioritize the construction of a VA Clinic in Fremont County and to add an additional primary care team to the facility. Despite the large number of local veterans living in the area, there is currently not a VA clinic in the county and… Read more »