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Brittany Pettersen

Democratic

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Colorado Democrats demand ICE abandon plans for immigration detention center

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen along with Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday, demanding the federal agencies abandon proposed plans to open a new ICE facility in the small Weld County town of Hudson.

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via: The Manila Times

Health legislation update brings breast cancer care into the modern age

Arlington Heights, Ill, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Insurance denials and delays for breast and chest wall reconstruction after cancer will become a thing of the past with passage of the Advancing Women's Health Coverage Act (AWHCA). The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF), together with bipartisan congressional champions Kat Cammack (R-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Young Kim (R-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Celeste Maloy (R-UT) as well as stakeholder advocacy groups such as Susan G. Komen®, have teamed up to advance this legislation. The proposed bill strengthens the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) from 1998 and closes insurance loopholes to ensure breast cancer patients can access comprehensive reconstructive care and choose the option that fits their goals, their lives and their bodies.

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via: The Manila Times

Health legislation update brings breast cancer care into the modern age

Arlington Heights, Ill, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Insurance denials and delays for breast and chest wall reconstruction after cancer will become a thing of the past with passage of the Advancing Women's Health Coverage Act (AWHCA). The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF), together with bipartisan congressional champions Kat Cammack (R-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Young Kim (R-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Celeste Maloy (R-UT) as well as stakeholder advocacy groups such as Susan G. Komen®, have teamed up to advance this legislation. The proposed bill strengthens the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) from 1998 and closes insurance loopholes to ensure breast cancer patients can access comprehensive reconstructive care and choose the option that fits their goals, their lives and their bodies.