The next is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on March 22, 2026.
MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Colorado Democratic Congressman Jason Crow. Welcome again.
REP. JASON CROW: Thanks, Margaret.
MARGARET BRENNAN: So that you sit on the Home Intelligence Committee. This previous week, you heard the Director of Nationwide Intelligence testify about Iran’s capabilities, saying we would not see an ICBM that might, in concept, be the factor that might carry a nuclear warhead proper to American shores. She mentioned they would not have one till 2035 in the event that they even tried in any respect. Is- what- are you afraid she was flawed? As a result of Israel is saying that what was fired was an ICBM that was geared toward this U.S., U.Okay. base.
REP. CROW: Yeah, she might be flawed, and we have- clearly need to dive into the intelligence. The query has by no means been whether or not or not Iran poses a risk or a sequence of threats to the US, however that is the place the evaluation begins, not when the evaluation ends. Proper? We’ve plenty of threats. Kim Jong Un poses a risk. Putin poses a risk. We’ve threats around the globe. The query is, what can we do about it? And proper now, we have spent $20 billion within the first two weeks of this struggle alone, one and a half billion {dollars} a day. Individuals are paying $300 million a day further vitality costs. The fear risk around the globe towards the US and Individuals is spreading. And there is no off-ramp. We’ve no technique and no end-game. It is a mess by any definition, and now we’ve to determine what we do from right here.
MARGARET BRENNAN: So no timeline past the 4 to 6 weeks has been briefed or shared with Congress at this level.
REP. CROW: No, no, we aren’t getting the knowledge from this, this administration. They began this struggle with out congressional authorization. There isn’t any imminent risk. They really have even stopped making an attempt to fake there was an imminent risk, which is what is critical for the president to take motion with out congressional approval. So now right here we’re spending tens of billions of {dollars} of taxpayer cash, shedding American lives. Congress is not concerned. We have been stonewalled. The American individuals are not within the driver’s seat right here, proper? As a result of Congress has been sidelined on this they’re those that must have the voice and whether or not or not they’ll ship their little kids to go struggle this struggle, whether or not or not they’ll finance it. It is time for this to finish.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Let’s take a break. I’ve extra to speak to you about on the opposite aspect of it, so all of you, please stick with us. We’ll be proper again.
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MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome again to Face The Nation. We return now to our dialog with Colorado Congressman Jason Crow. Earlier than we go away the subject of Iran, I do need to ask you, final Sunday on this program, the White Home financial adviser Kevin Hassett mentioned the struggle was forward of schedule. And whereas it was as much as the price range workplace, he did not suppose the administration would want any sort of supplemental funding. However then days later, Secretary Hegseth appeared to substantiate the Pentagon wanted as a lot as $200 billion.
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far as $200 billion I feel that quantity may transfer. Clearly, it takes, it takes cash to kill dangerous guys. So we’re going again to Congress and folk there to make sure that we’re correctly funded for what’s been completed, for what we could need to do sooner or later.
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MARGARET BRENNAN: I do know you are against the struggle, however is there a solution to construction this deal the place you’d be snug with extra funds?
REP. CROW: No, in the event that they suppose I will vote for a whole lot of billions of {dollars} for an unauthorized struggle, a struggle they did not come to Congress for, a struggle they have not given a proof to the American folks for what we’re doing and never doing, how it will finish, how we’re defending our service members. And on prime of that, the- Home Republicans gave DOD, $150 billion slush fund final summer season as a part of Donald Trump’s huge, ugly invoice, and on prime of that, they are saying they’ll come and ask for a one and a half trillion greenback protection price range. And the Division of Protection, to at the present time, cannot go an audit. They cannot inform us the place all their stuff is, the place they’re spending all their cash. So I am not about to throw cash at a DOD that may’t go an audit, is sitting on cash that they already have not accounted for and have not spent and to perpetuate an unauthorized struggle that isn’t in America’s curiosity.
MARGARET BRENNAN: I do know you are a veteran, however you recognize that the accusation shall be made that Democrats simply do not help the troops.
REP. CROW: There may be, in fact, that is what they’ll say. However there’s loads of cash inside DOD for navy households, for troops, for barracks. I’ve assured that I sit on the Armed Companies Committee, and I’ll proceed to push ahead and vote to verify our troops, our navy is taken care of, that we’ve the navy that we have to defend America. What I am not going to do is simply throw cash on the Iran struggle, which they’re now admitting is a struggle. This can’t proceed. We spent 20 years in Iraq and Afghanistan, trillions of {dollars}. It ends right here. It should finish right here.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Inform me, although, as a Democrat, as a result of Congress is scheduled to go on trip quickly, numerous TSA brokers aren’t receiving paychecks due to this democratic-led funding shutdown, due to a requirement to alter immigration coverage, one thing the White Home has not made any concessions* on that I do know of to this point. That is within the Senate, however as a Democrat, I imply, take a look at Denver airport close to your district. They’re asking folks to donate reward playing cards for TSA brokers to make ends meet. The airport says, you recognize, it is a large generator when it comes to what the airport does for the area. That is hurting your neighborhood. How do you proceed to defend the shutdown?
REP. CROW: I will be actually clear that it is a Republican shutdown–
MARGARET BRENNAN: –The Republicans said–
REP. CROW: –Simply yesterday–
MARGARET BRENNAN: –fund all of it.
REP. CROW: Simply yesterday, the U.S. Senate held a vote, and Senate Democrats put up an authorization to fund every little thing aside from ice and CBP, that is Coast Guard, that is TSA, that is cybersecurity. Each single Senate Republican voted towards it. Within the Home, we even have a invoice, Rosa DeLauro and Hakeem Jeffries. We’ve a clear invoice that might pressure a vote to open up every little thing, to fund every little thing aside from ICE and CBP. Republicans are stopping it. They don’t seem to be even permitting a vote on that invoice. So we’re able to go. They’re in charge of every–
MARGARET BRENNAN: However within the meantime these folks are–
REP. CROW: –facet of government–
MARGARET BRENNAN: –are left caught. We’re about to be in spring break, heavy visitors season.
REP. CROW: They’re in charge of each component of presidency. They’re in charge of what we vote for and do not vote for. We’re saying, let’s open it again up. Let’s fund Coast Guard. Let’s fund FEMA. Let’s fund TSA. Let’s fund cybersecurity, which, by the best way, we want as a result of we simply began a struggle with Iran, which has an enormous cyber functionality. We need to fund it. We’re able to fund it. We are going to take the votes tomorrow. They’re stopping that vote. They personal this shutdown.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Congressman Crow, thanks very a lot to your time at this time. We’ll be proper again.
*Editor’s Be aware: The White Home submitted a letter to Congress on March 17 outlining some concessions the administration is prepared to make.
