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Today Congressman Jason Crow led a letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) along with 11 members of Congress requesting increased transparency regarding the reporting of COVID-19 cases among staff and personnel working at immigration detention centers. While ICE.gov does report COVID-19 among ICE employees, it excludes contract staffers and personnel who work at facilities from its report.
As small business owners in Colorado and across the country struggle to get the answers they need from the Small Business Administration, Congressman Crow called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Small Business Committee Chair Nydia Velázquez, and Small Business Committee Ranking Member Steve Cabot to rapidly increase funding for the Small Business Administration.
Five House Democrats on Monday asked a federal watchdog to investigate what they said was mismanagement of the national health-care stockpile, alleging a "negligence and failure of leadership ... has put our health care workers and our constituents in grave danger."
U.S. Reps. Jason Crow (CO-06) and Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today sent a bipartisan letter with Reps. Scott Tipton, Joe Neguse, and Rep. Doug Lamborn to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Small Business Committee Chair Nydia Velázquez, and Small Business Committee Ranking Member Steve Cabot about the need to include local chambers of commerce - 501(C)(6) organizations - within the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) the next COVID-19 relief package.
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R), along with Colorado U.S.
Congressman Jason Crow today announced that three Community Health Centers in Colorado's 6th district have been awarded nearly $5 million as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The funding follows a push by Crow who fought for community health center funding to be included in the CARES Act. The funding will help the centers continue to provide the treatment and testing needed to help patients and community members affected by COVID-19.
Today, Representative Jason Crow (CO-06) launched "Thank Yous for Local Heroes" inviting constituents of the sixth district to submit digital notes and drawings for the doctors, nurses, first responders, grocery store employees, and other essential workers working to keep Coloradans safe and healthy during the coronavirus outbreak. For the program, Crow's office is partnering with various stakeholders throughout the district to deliver the cards.
Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) issued the following statement after President Trump fired Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson:
Representative Jason Crow (CO-06) announced today that counties and municipalities in the 6th Congressional District will receive more than $4.7 million in COVID-19 Recovery Grants as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Arapahoe and Adams Counties will receive a combined $1.7 million dollars in COVID Recovery Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and Aurora and Thornton will receive over $3 million in funding from the CDBG Program and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). The state of Colorado will also receive $327 million in transit funding.
This week, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (H.R. 6322). This key legislation— introduced last week and co-sponsored by Rep. Jason Crow - further minimizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student veterans as schools and universities take proactive measures to mitigate the spread of the virus.