Rep. Jason Crow | Rep. Jason Crow Official U.S. House headshot
Rep. Jason Crow | Rep. Jason Crow Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman Crow joined Leader Jeffries and fellow military veterans to call out House Republicans’ hypocrisy
WASHINGTON — On May 25, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) joined House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, fellow military veterans, and House Democratic colleagues for a press conference calling out House Republicans’ hypocrisy for claiming their support for veterans while proposing cuts to basic veterans benefits.
In the press conference, Congressman Crow said:
“It's a pleasure to be here with Leader Jeffries and with my fellow veterans. It is not a pleasure, however, to be talking about something as basic as caring for our veterans and maintaining the solemn and sacred oath that we make to our veterans and our servicemen and women. You know, there's a saying that you shouldn't tell me what your values are. You should show me your budget, and then I'll tell you what your values are. You know, the rank hypocrisy of some people in this town who are willing, without shame, to go up and talk about our veterans, who will spend time with our Gold Star families heading into Memorial Day weekend, and yet are willing to make drastic cuts to basic health care that our men and women earned and deserve in service to our country is unacceptable. And we are here to call it out because we know this sacred oath and we know this sacred promise.
“When our young men and women get up and they raise their right hand, generation after generation, raise their right hand and take that up. And to fulfill that oath, some of them will have to give their lives. They'll spend time away from their families, missed holidays, missed birthdays, injuries, post-traumatic stress, that's what that oath means. But it's a reciprocal oath. It flows two ways. They take that oath because our country makes an oath to them, that if they need care, that if they give their lives and service to this country, that our nation will be there for their family, for their children. That is an oath that should be without question, that should be unbreakable and yet, here we are. Because of gamesmanship by the House Republicans, it is in question. It's unacceptable. We are here to call it out. We are here to keep faith with that oath and to fight for our brothers and sisters because they have so dutifully fought for us."
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