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While I’ve been home meeting with families, seniors, veterans, and small businesses across our district, here’s what’s happening in Washington: 🧾 Trump’s Tariffs Are Taking Effect Trump’s new tariffs are set to take effect soon — raising prices for working families while padding the pockets of the wealthiest few individuals and large corporations. It’s part of his same… Read more »

SEE PICTURES FROM TUESDAYS EVENT LAKEWOOD – U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) visited the Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountain’s (PPRM) Arvada clinic to hear from providers and administrators about the impacts of Trump’s ban on Medicaid coverage for care at Planned Parenthood. The ban was part of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which specifically prohibited… Read more »

60 years ago today, America made a promise: to not leave seniors, children, people with disabilities, and those living in poverty behind– that every American, no matter their zip code, has a right to access the essential healthcare they need. Unfortunately, today, Donald Trump is breaking that promise.   Since they were established on July 30, 1965, Medicare and Medicaid have saved… Read more »

Link to The Original Article The Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) proudly endorses the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill addressing housing affordability, access, and equity nationwide. The bill includes the Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure (VALID) Act, a VAREP-led initiative now adopted as Section 602. This provision marks the… Read more »

Link to The Original Article U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen recently announced 15 projects in the 7th Congressional District to expand childcare access, prevent wildfires, and upgrade infrastructure across the state, one of which is based in Fremont County. According to Pettersen’s office, Community Project Funding allows House representatives to submit up to 15 projects for federal… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Over 200 Americans die each day from opioid overdoses, with nearly 70 percent of these involving synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. The U.S. leads the world in opioid-related deaths. The government must work to address this pressing public health crisis. Naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, is an opioid-receptor… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined a call to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS), demanding answers about the impacts that mass firings, or reductions in force (RIFs), will have on casework processing for constituents.    Casework is a crucial service provided by congressional offices for… Read more »

Link to The Original Article   Colorado State Forester Matt McCombs says he breathed a sigh of relief this week as the U.S. Forest Service signaled it would release millions of dollars of federal funds that support state forestry, including wildfire preparedness programs. The federal funds — known as a consolidated payment grant — support close to one-third of the Colorado State… Read more »

Link to The Original Article   The House of Representatives reintroduced legislation on Wednesday that would offer workers younger than 21 access to more retirement benefits. Representative Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, introduced the Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act alongside co-sponsor Michael Rulli, R-Ohio. The legislation was referred to the House… Read more »

Link to The Original Article   A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has introduced new legislation aimed at reducing the red tape that many in the housing industry say is driving up costs and fueling the nation’s deepening affordability crisis. The Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, backed by Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and… Read more »