National Security
National Security at Home and Abroad
Jason's love of country and desire to serve drives his work in Congress. After three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he is now a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Intelligence Committee. Jason's working to support Buckley Space Force Base, build and maintain our talented defense workforce, and solidify Colorado's role as the global aerospace leader.
Jason knows climate change is one of the greatest threats to our national security and is finding ways to better equip our military to handle our changing environment and improve our military readiness. Jason is also working to protect us at home and defend our democracy -- as shown by his leadership to bring accountability to those responsible for the January 6th terrorist attack.
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WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, is calling for an investigation into the deaths of the six servicemembers who were tragically killed during an Iranian attack in Kuwait on March 1, 2026. Crow is also demanding that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth explain how they’re enhancing protections for all servicemembers as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.
WASHINGTON — Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), members of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees, released the following statement urging both chambers of Congress to pass a War Powers Resolution to end President Donald Trump’s reckless, costly war with Iran:
“As we’ve said from the start, Congress must do its constitutional duty to stop President Trump’s dangerous and unauthorized war.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Founders and Co-Chairs of the Protection of Civilians in Conflict Caucus, and Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), the first Democratic Iranian-American Member of Congress, received an unsatisfactory response from the Department of Defense after they demanded answers on the U.S. military strike on a girls elementary school in Iran:
AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s request for a $1.5 trillion defense budget:
“Americans don’t want foreign wars, they want cheaper health care, groceries, and gas at home.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger and member of the House Armed Services Committee, is calling on Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers to hold public hearings on Trump’s war of choice with Iran.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, is calling on Congress to force the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to focus on its full mission, rather than diverting resources and personnel from their core functions.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration will deploy the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East:
“I led a platoon of paratroopers in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne division. I know that these are some of America’s best.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, pressed top Trump intelligence and national security officials over the rationale behind the President’s war of choice with Iran.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Ranking Member of the the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, questioned Trump Administration officials over decisions within the Department of Defense to fire personnel and defund offices responsible for mitigating civilian harm in combat. This comes as President Trump’s war in Iran has reportedly led to more than 1,000 civilian casualties, including 175 people, mostly young girls, at an elementary school that was allegedly struck by a U.S.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence & Special Operations, pressed Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby on following the law, defending the Constitution, and whether servicemembers should follow unlawful orders.
Under questioning from Crow before the House Armed Services Committee, Colby declined to answer outright.