Congressman Crow, Colorado Democratic Delegation Issue Joint Statement on DoD Report on U.S. Space Command

COLORADO — Today, Congressman Jason Crow and the Colorado Democratic congressional delegation, including Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Reps. Diana DeGette, Brittany Pettersen, Joe Neguse, issued the following joint statement following the U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General’s report evaluating the decision to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado.

In a statement, Colorado’s Democratic congressional delegation said:

“Today’s report from the Department of Defense Inspector General confirms what we have long known: keeping U.S. Space Command in Colorado is the best decision to protect America’s national security. 

“U.S. Space Command’s HQ in Colorado Springs has been at Full Operational Capability since December 2023. Any relocation of U.S. Space Command’s headquarters would threaten our military readiness, cost years of valuable time and resources, and result in an irreversible loss of personnel and expertise. 

“As our nation’s adversaries are rapidly developing their own space capabilities, we don’t have time to waste. The decision to keep Space Command in Colorado was the right one and will ensure continued operations to safeguard America’s national security.

“We’ll continue to fight to protect America’s national security interests by keeping the U.S. Space Command in Colorado.”

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