President Donald Trump just signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communications Reauthorization Act, which was spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, into law.
The act reauthorizes billions in funding for programs related to substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery.
Pettersen, D-Colorado, applauded the bipartisan support that led to the U.S. House bill’s passage.… Read more »
Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen is marking progress after two bills she co-sponsored with bipartisan support were signed by President Trump on Monday, during one of the most gridlocked Congresses in history.
Pettersen, a Democrat representing Colorado's 7th congressional district, co-sponsored the BABES Act and the SUPPORT ACT, which became law on December 1.
“There are so many of us… Read more »
All of Colorado’s Democrats in Congress wrote Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Education opposing its move to end grant funding programs for minority-serving institutions.
The department in September announced that it would end federal grants designated for MSIs, schools that are federally designated for serving a high concentration of minority and low-income students. Colorado… Read more »
As any parent is likely willing to attest, traveling with children, especially infants, can be stressful.
It’s a stress that Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., knows all too well. Pettersen gave birth in January and made the trek from Colorado to Washington, D.C. and back with her baby, Sam, 24 times in the last year.
“Sam was a part of many historic moments that I look forward to… Read more »
After years of advocacy efforts, a bipartisan measure became law last week to make travel easier for parents who encounter problems going through airport security with breast milk and formula.
Congress passed a law in 2016 that deemed breast milk, formula and toddler drinks “medically necessary liquids” that can go on planes and in carry-ons in quantities larger than 3.4 ounces, along… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law her bipartisan bill, the Support for Patients and Communities Act. The legislation authorizes funding for critical prevention, treatment, and recovery substance use disorder (SUD) programs.
Rep. Pettersen’s work on SUD programs is inspired by her… Read more »
The Bright Start Learning Center in Leadville announced Nov. 17 that it was awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Bright Start is still awaiting formal details on the award before discussing how it will be used.
Bright Start is a nonprofit childcare center based in Leadville that serves children ages 1 through 7. Earlier this year, Bright Start… Read more »
Thanksgiving came a little early this year for the city of Cripple Creek, southern Teller County and proponents of the area’s first-stage push for a mega, $5 million-plus childcare center, thanks largely to the efforts made by a local congresswoman.
The only question remaining: When will “A Place for Kids,” dubbed as the dream community project for the region, open for business and take… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after House Republicans rejected her amendments to H.Con.Res. 58, a resolution denouncing the horrors of socialism. Rep. Pettersen supports the resolution denouncing socialism, and offered three simple, factual amendments highlighting the authoritarian tactics used by despotic leaders throughout history… Read more »
This week, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced that the House of Representatives passed the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act unanimously, a bipartisan victory that will make air travel safer, more consistent, and more humane for parents traveling with breast milk, formula, and feeding equipment. The bill will now go to the… Read more »
