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Today, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) announced that a full $25 million federal grant for the City of Aurora's I-70/Picadilly Interchange project has been awarded. The project will improve overall access and cut down on commute times by creating direct access to multiple job, retail, and residential centers as well as increased freight mobility serving Denver International Airport. An estimated 75,000 jobs are expected to be in the area by 2040.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Jason Crow (CO-06), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-01), and Brad Schneider (IL-10) today introduced the bipartisan H. Res. 677, "Supporting the goals and ideals of National Veterans Small Business Week." This resolution supports the Small Business Administration and its programs that support veterans who start and own small businesses. Programs include funding for veteran-owned small businesses, training for veteran entrepreneurship, and support for veteran contracting.
Today, U.S. Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO), Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced legislation to better protect America's small businesses, and their operational and customer information, from cyberattack. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to ensure that all Americans have the resources they need to be safer and more secure online.
"No American should go bankrupt paying for the prescription drugs they need to survive."
In the last ten years, Big Pharma has spent over $3.7 billion lobbying Congress. To put that in perspective, that is a whopping $1 billion more than any other industry. In Washington, pharmaceutical lobbyists outnumber members of the House of Representatives 3 to 1.
Jason Crow knows firsthand the bond that develops between U.S. soldiers and allies.
"These are people that we get very close to, that we're living with, and fighting alongside, sometimes for many years," says the Democrat, who prior to becoming the representative for Colorado's 6th Congressional District served in the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO-06) introduced the Syrian Partner Protection Act which would extend the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program to Syrian Kurdish partners and their families who supported the counter-ISIS mission. The bill comes on the heels of the administration's withdrawal from Syria, a move that faced sharp condemnation for its abandonment of the Syrian Democratic Forces who had been instrumental in containing ISIS.
Today, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development under Chairman Jason Crow (D-CO) assembled for a hearing focused on workforce development issues facing small businesses in the clean energy sector. Overall, small firms in the clean and renewable energy industry are experiencing workforce shortages that inhibit their ability to grow and meet consumer demand.
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act, which included the Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections (FIRE) Act which was co-led by Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06). The FIRE Act would require PACs and campaigns for candidates running for local, state, or federal office to report any offer of campaign donations or meddling from a foreign national to law enforcement. Specifically the bill would:
In 2005, when now-Congressman Jason Crow left Afghanistan after serving two tours as an Army Ranger, he couldn't imagine a scenario that would take him back there.
Representative Jason Crow (CO-06) and U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) led the entire Colorado delegation in sending a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, urging significant cap relief for the H-2B visa program in any final year-end appropriations package or continuing resolution.