U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, who represents Colorado’s 7th district in Congress, has posted a series of tweets addressing recent federal actions on immigration enforcement, the status of healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and the impact of new tariffs on clean energy projects in Colorado.
On July 30, 2025, Pettersen wrote: “Trump is using ICE to terrorize immigrant communities. Masked agents are showing up in unmarked vans & detaining people without due process – people who are legal residents, & even US citizens. And with the billions they spent through the Big Bad Bill, it’s about to get worse.”
Later that same day, she addressed the anniversary of key federal healthcare programs: “60 years ago, America made a promise: we will not leave our seniors, people with disabilities and those living in poverty without the essential healthcare they need. Medicare and Medicaid have saved countless lives and lifted millions from poverty. Unfortunately today, that”
On July 31, 2025, Pettersen commented on local economic impacts related to federal policy: “Colorado is now losing a 3rd major clean energy project because of Trump’s tariffs & his disastrous Big Bad Bill, which revoked our renewable energy tax credits & investments. This means costs will continue to go up for families, we will lose well-paying jobs here in Colorado,”
Brittany Pettersen has served as U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 7th District since replacing Ed Perlmutter in 2023. She previously served in both chambers of the Colorado legislature—first as a member of the House from 2013 to 2019 and then as a state senator until her election to Congress.
She was born in Colorado in 1981 and currently resides in Lakewood at age 41.
Pettersen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver.
