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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.
Today, October 30, Crow and Republican congressman Michael Waltz from Florida introduced the Syrian Partner Protection Act, which would establish a special immigrant visa for Syrian Kurds who have helped the U.S. fight the Islamic State, or ISIS.
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. The bill has already received bipartisan support with Republican Michael Waltz as a lead co-sponsor as well as Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03), and Jim Langevin (D-RI-02).
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.
He was 26 years old and months away from marrying his fiancé, Deserai. He remembers interviewing the minister, who would end up marrying them, over a satellite phone from a bunker. He'd soon attend law school, become an attorney, have two kids, and, more than a decade later, be elected to Congress. It's a life a long way from the Pakistan border where Crow and other special operations soldiers would go on daily missions for Osama Bin Laden and top al-Qaeda and Taliban commanders.
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.
Following three months of weekly visits to the Aurora Contract Detention Facility, Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06) today outlined a series of tangible improvements that have been made at the facility since Crow's visits began in mid-July. Reports can be found at Representative Crow's website, here.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep Jason Crow, co-chair of the House Democratic Caucus' National Security Task Force, joined the House Democratic leadership's weekly press conference to discuss President Trump's reckless decision to withdraw troops from Syria, leaving our Kurdish allies defenseless and America less safe. Video of the full press conference and Q&A can be viewed here.
Below please find a statement from the For Country Caucus. Rep. Jason Crow is a member of the For Country Caucus, a bipartisan Congressional Caucus of 19 veterans who are dedicated to working together to moving America forward by finding areas of consensus and compromise.