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-06), member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after voting against a highly partisan version of the National Defense Authorization Act.
In a statement, Congressman Crow said:
“As a veteran who has dedicated my life to serving our country, I will not vote for a bill that undermines the safety and security of our servicemembers.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a former Army Ranger who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, has introduced the Quad Space Act, new bipartisan legislation to support and strengthen cooperation between America and our allies in space to address rapid advancements by our adversaries.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), a former Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, led a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth urging him to explain why he’s considering ending an evaluation process that ensures the most qualified officers eligible for key command positions are promoted. These are known as Command Assessment Programs (CAPs).
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), and Congressman Tom Kean, Jr., introduced the BIS IT Modernization Act, a new bipartisan bill to prevent commercially-made dual-use U.S. technologies from becoming available to foreign adversaries like Russia and the People’s Republic of China.
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, June 26, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a former Army Ranger and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, honored World War II Army Rangers with the Congressional Gold Medal—the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) issued the following statement after President Trump bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities and Iran launched retaliatory strikes against a U.S. military base in Qatar:
In a statement, Congressman Crow said:
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) led his congressional colleagues in sending a letter to the Trump administration to recognize the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and raise serious questions about how much the President’s upcoming military parade will cost and impact readiness. The letter was signed by Crow, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), and 18 other members.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, called for 20,000 additional visas to be included for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program in the FY26 appropriations bill.
SIVs provide a life-saving path to safety for Afghan nationals who face deadly retribution as a result of their work alongside U.S. troops, diplomats, and contractors during the war in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after voting against the Republican reconciliation package in Committee.
In a statement, Congressman Crow said:
“I’m not giving $150 billion to the Defense Department until they fire incompetent leadership like Secretary Hegseth and work with us to reform inefficiencies.
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: