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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AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act to prevent the Secretary of Defense from manipulating government data on troop casualties and therefore hiding the human cost of war.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, gave keynote remarks at both New America and the Center for American Progress, where he discussed the decades of conflict in the Middle East and how the lessons he learned during his three combat tours shape his work in Congress, including his opposition to President Trump’s reckless war with Iran.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement following the U.S. House of Representatives passing his War Powers Resolution to end Donald Trump’s reckless war with Iran:
“Six months into a war that Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and JD Vance said would last six weeks, there’s no end in sight.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, urged Congress to pass his War Powers Resolution reining in Donald Trump’s reckless war with Iran, which will be voted on Tuesday evening by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Watch Congressman Crow’s remarks at the U.S. Capitol below:
AURORA—Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a combat veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the six-month mark of President Trump’s reckless and illegal war with Iran:
“Six months ago, Donald Trump launched a reckless war of choice with Iran, with no plan, no strategy, and no endgame. Six months later, 18 servicemembers are dead, hundreds more are wounded, and American taxpayers have spent billions of dollars on a war that has not made them safer and that has only raised their prices at home.
AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a combat veteran and Co-Chair of House Democrats’ National Security Task Force, is demanding the Trump Administration provide a full and transparent update to Coloradans and the American people about how much the war with Iran is costing taxpayers.
AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, is demanding answers from Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao on horrible conditions reported aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The aircraft carrier has been at sea for more than 260 consecutive days, breaking the record for most consecutive days at sea in modern U.S. naval history. Disturbing reports have emerged about food shortages, broken toilets, lack of basic supplies, and limited port access.
AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, is demanding that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth address possible corruption and conflicts of interest at the Pentagon stemming from his special adviser Tim Parlatore.
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, along with 14 other Democratic veteran Members of Congress, are demanding the Trump administration release accurate information regarding all troop deaths and injuries during his reckless war with Iran.
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, introduced the Afghanistan TPS Act, legislation that will protect Afghan nationals already in the United States against the threat of deportation by granting them Temporary Protected Status (TPS).