Reps. Jeff Hurd, Brittany Pettersen introduce bills as possible government shutdown looms.
Major changes are coming to health insurance in Colorado over the next two years, but members of the state’s delegation in Congress are pitching bills that would dampen the impacts of those disruptions to health care.
H.R. 1, known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” will reduce the number of people… Read more »
The divisions in American politics are usually obvious, often nowhere more than in the House of Representatives. But there are also glimmers of bipartisanship, and, lately, many of those have been driven by women.
At the start of this year, Reps. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat, and Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican, united forces to challenge House leadership with a push to make… Read more »
I was sitting in my congressional office before heading to the House floor for votes when my phone lit up. Charlie Kirk – right-wing activist and podcaster – has been shot in the neck at a rally on a college campus in Utah. The growing political violence we’ve seen recently has been gut-wrenching and terrifying. I’m not only scared for the safety of friends and colleagues but fearful for… Read more »
One day after a school shooting at Evergreen High School that injured two students, more than 100 people gathered at Buchanan Park Recreation Center to show support for one another.
The two victims remain in critical condition as of Thursday. One has been identified as 18-year-old Matthew Silverstone. His family released a statement asking for privacy as Matthew recovers:
“The family… Read more »
A teenager is dead after shooting two of his fellow students at Evergreen High School in the Jefferson County foothills Wednesday, then turning his gun on himself, law enforcement officials said.
All three students were transported to Common Spirit St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, where one was pronounced dead Wednesday evening, hospital spokesperson Lindsay Foster… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill:
“Families cannot keep their heads above water right now, and they’re begging Congress to step up and do something to lower costs. But instead of addressing the challenges families are… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Representative Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid epidemic, prevent overdose deaths, and limit financial burdens on patients. The bill – the Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act – would require Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE to cover the cost when patients at… Read more »
On September 2, in a reversal of a Biden administration decision to make Colorado Springs, CO the U.S. Space Command’s permanent headquarters, President Donald Trump announced the headquarters would be relocated to Alabama.
In early 2021, the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force named the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville the preferred location for the headquarters of the new U.S.… Read more »
On Labor Day we celebrate the achievements of America’s labor movement and recognize everything workers have contributed to this country. However, when it comes to gender equity in the workplace, there are still so many improvements to make.
In April 2025, Representative Brittany Pettersen held her 9-week-old son on the floor of the House as she voted in support… Read more »
In recognition of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined her colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution to formally designate August 21 as Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.
This resolution, she hopes, will help unite families affected by fentanyl and awareness organizations so together they can educate the public… Read more »
