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April 17, 2024
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), combat veteran and member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (GVPTF), held a press conference alongside Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, GVPTF Chair Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), survivors of gun violence, and leaders from gun violence prevention organizations ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School mass shooting.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
April 13, 2024
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, released this statement following US confirmation that Iran has launched an airborne attack against Israel.
Issues:National Security
April 10, 2024
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration awarded $10,800,000 in funding to the City of Aurora’s Box Elder Creek Roadway Erosion and Flood Protection Project to reconstruct flood-damaged 56th Avenue and Hudson Road Crossings and make upgrades that will reduce flooding risks in the future. Today’s funding is the single largest grant secured for Colorado’s Sixth District from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that Congressman Crow championed last Congress.
Issues:Economy
April 2, 2024
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Army veteran, applauded the release of guidance for public housing authorities (PHAs) to screen and refer eligible veterans for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) HUD-VA Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) Program. The news follows Congressman Crow’s letter with Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper urging the departments to provide Congressionally-directed guidance amid a years-long delay that left many PHAs, including the Aurora Housing Authority, unable to cut past the red tape and help alleviate administrative challenges facing the program.
Issues:Veterans
March 20, 2024
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), joined Colorado federal delegation leaders Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Joe Neguse, alongside Senator John Hickenlooper and Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Yadira Caraveo (CO-08), and Diana DeGette (CO-01) in calling on United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to investigate delays in employment authorization renewals for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and swiftly implement reforms to their system.
Issues:Economy
March 8, 2024
WASHINGTON — Congressman Crow (CO-06), Army combat veteran and member of the House Space Force Caucus, joined Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and US Space Force Chief General B. Chance Saltzman to discuss Colorado’s role in building a strong national defense, including Crow-led legislation to establish a Space National Guard and recapitalize aging aircraft for the nation’s key fighting forces like the 140th Fighter Wing at Buckley Space Force Base (Buckley SFB).
Issues:National Security
March 7, 2024
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), will attend President Biden’s third State of the Union Address with guest Heather Martin, a Columbine school shooting survivor. Now, 25 years after the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, CO, Heather is a high school teacher and advocates for trauma-informed mental health care.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
March 7, 2024
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) announced that 15 out of 15 community projects he requested funding for, totaling over $12.2 million for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, passed the US House of Representatives. The legislation will now head to the Senate for consideration, and if passed, onto President Biden to be signed into law.
March 6, 2024
AURORA — This week, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Army veteran, joined US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary for Health, Dr. Shereef Elnahal at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMVA) to conduct an oversight visit with new leadership and departmental chiefs and host a town hall with over 400 VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VA ECHS) employees attending in-person and virtually.
March 1, 2024
AURORA — Today, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), veteran, joined by Colorado Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO-01), Joe Neguse (D-CO-02), Lauren Boebert (R-CO-03), Ken Buck (R-CO-04), Doug Lamborn (R-CO-05), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07), and Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-08), sent a letter to US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary McDonough urging action to address serious concerns reported by Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VA ECHCS) employees, including staffing shortages, safety risks, and the direction of hospital leadership.