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Rep. Pettersen Statement on President Trump’s First 100 Days

Washington, April 30, 2025

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement as President Trump marks his first 100 days back in office:

“In just 100 days, Donald Trump has done more to inflict harm on families than any other president. The cost of groceries, housing, transportation and everything in between is getting more expensive for families and businesses, and it will only get worse.

“Not only are costs going up for all of us, he's also slashing health care for kids and seniors, food assistance for veterans and families, and cutting education funding that our schools rely on. And all of this just to make the ultra-rich richer while also increasing our deficit by trillions.

“I promise to do everything in my power to keep fighting back, and I know you will too. Our kids and country deserve so much better than this.”

For a full list of actions taken by the Trump administration in its first 100 days, see the attached fact sheet. Some of the most egregious actions include:

  • Attempting to slash Medicaid and Head Start funding, threatening more than 11,600 Colorado families and children who rely on Head Start and health care for over 400,000 kids.
  • Raising tariffs on essential goods, driving up costs for Colorado small businesses and families.
  • Fast-tracking oil and gas drilling on public lands, setting back Colorado’s clean energy goals and putting lands at risk.
  • Firing federal land management staff and freezing wildfire mitigation and recovery funding, undercutting wildfire mitigation efforts ahead of wildfire season.
  • Rolling back education funding, weakening support for public schools that serve low-income and rural communities, jeopardizing all Colorado students. 

Rep. Pettersen has spent the past three months holding town halls with record-breaking attendance and community meetings across Colorado, and hearing directly from families and small businesses who have been impacted. She continues to lead efforts in Congress to defend access to child care, health care, and education.