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  DENVER—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen joined Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Representatives Diana DeGette, Ken Buck, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, and Yadira Caraveo in calling on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to work with Denver International Airport to improve wait times for passengers. “We write to request that the Transportation… Read more »

Link to the Original Article DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado lawmakers are joining the chorus of complaints about long lines at Denver International Airport security checkpoints, sending a letter Monday about their concerns. Most of Colorado’s congressional delegation is pushing the Transportation Security Administration to do something about the wait times. U.S. Reps. Ken Buck,… Read more »

WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives went into recess without a Speaker: “The American people shouldn’t have to pay the price for the Republican party’s inability to govern. It’s been two and a half weeks since the U.S. House of Representatives had a Speaker. Yet, we’ve all been sent… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen joined Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and Representative Joe Neguse to introduce legislation to change the name of Colorado’s Mount Evans Wilderness to the Mount Blue Sky Wilderness. The change aligns with the U.S. Board of Geographic Names’ recent decision to officially rename Mount Evans to Mount Blue… Read more »

Link to the Original Article Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen joined Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and Representative Joe Neguse to introduce legislation to change the name of Colorado’s Mount Evans Wilderness to the Mount Blue Sky Wilderness. The change aligns with the U.S. Board of Geographic Names’ recent decision to officially rename Mount Evans to… Read more »

WASHINGTON—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. PILT provides payments to counties, including 56 of Colorado’s counties, and other local governments with non-taxable federal land within their borders to offset the lost property tax revenue. This… Read more »

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 »