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Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado asked Gabbard multiple questions about the new Iranian leadership and their intentions. The president himself has said the status of Iranian leadership isn't clear following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
On Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, Gabbard said "it is unclear of his status or his involvement." The clerical body responsible for selecting the new supreme leader announced Mojtaba Khamenei as the new leader on March 8, but he has not been seen in public.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Ranking Member of the the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, questioned Trump Administration officials over decisions within the Department of Defense to fire personnel and defund offices responsible for mitigating civilian harm in combat. This comes as President Trump’s war in Iran has reportedly led to more than 1,000 civilian casualties, including 175 people, mostly young girls, at an elementary school that was allegedly struck by a U.S. tomahawk missile.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO)—a combat veteran and co-chair of the Protection of Civilians in Conflict Caucus—led 120 Democratic Members of Congress demanding answers on recent civilian deaths during Operation Epic Fury, including a U.S. strike on an Iranian girls’ elementary school where at least 175 civilians, many of them children, were killed.
Six Colorado Democrats on Wednesday demanded answers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on the agency’s apparent violations of its own rules governing the detention of immigrants in holding rooms in nondescript locations across the state.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) released the following statement in response to possible clemency for Tina Peters:
“Tina Peters is a convicted felon. She was found guilty, by a jury of her peers, for her actions to undermine a free and fair election in Colorado. She has shown no contrition for what she did, and she has not accepted responsibility for it.
“Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, a fact the President still refuses to acknowledge. As a county clerk, Tina Peters helped to prop up Trump’s Big Lie, promoting conspiracy theories about a ‘stolen’ election and allowing unauthorized access to election systems.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence & Special Operations, pressed Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby on following the law, defending the Constitution, and whether servicemembers should follow unlawful orders.
Under questioning from Crow before the House Armed Services Committee, Colby declined to answer outright.
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Wednesday expressed his frustration with the U.S. operation against Iran.
“I learned when I was fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, pound their chest, talk about the costs of war and act tough, they’re not talking about them doing it,” Crow said during a news conference alongside other House Democrats.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO)—a combat veteran and Co-Chair of House Democrats’ National Security Task Force, and a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence—today called on Congress to rein in President Trump’s military adventurism and war in Iran.
Crow spoke at the weekly House Democratic Caucus press conference alongside Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, and fellow House Democratic veterans.
Several of Colorado’s top elected officials called for congressional intervention hours after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran, with the state’s federal delegation reacting largely along party lines, either supporting or decrying Saturday’s military action by President Donald Trump’s administration.
AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's “major military operations” and calls for regime change in Iran:
“Trump is plunging us into another war in the Middle East. He’s learned nothing from decades of failed conflicts. It’s a war of choice with no clear end game, no authorization from Congress, and little support from Americans.