Increase defense spending while rooting out and reallocating waste in the Pentagon and Department of Defense.

I believe we ought to be spending more on defense than we are currently today, I also believe that we ought to be rooting out a lot of the waste that's in the Pentagon and the Department of Defense. There's plenty of waste that we can go after and we need to do that, and we need to reallocate that.

Crank said defense spending should increase while waste in the Pentagon and Defense Department should be found and reallocated.

Colorado District 5 candidate, Republican Jeff Crank on military spending, immigration, and why he believes he should go to Washington, DC
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The campaign site said Crank was focused on results for the district, including "supporting our military installations and veteran population."

Confirms the 2024 campaign context included support for military installations, though the page does not state the full Pentagon waste-and-reallocation promise.

unresolved unknown

Home - Jeff Crank
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Title II of Public Law 119-21 provides additional FY2025 Department of Defense funding for military personnel quality of life, shipbuilding, integrated air and missile defense, munitions, low-cost weapons, readiness, and other defense programs. Sec. 20006 provides $150 million for DOD business-systems replacement and $200 million for automation and AI to accelerate DOD financial-statement audits; Sec. 20012 provides $10 million for DOD Inspector General oversight of funded activities.

The enacted reconciliation law increased defense funding and included audit/oversight money aimed at DOD efficiency and accountability, partly matching both halves of the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.1 - 119th Congress: Public Law 119-21
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed 218-214. The vote list shows Crank, Republican, Colorado, voted Aye.

Crank voted for the enacted bill that added DOD funding and included DOD audit/oversight provisions.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 190, Bill Number: H.R. 1, 119th Congress, 1st Session
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Congress.gov records S.1071 as becoming Public Law No. 119-60 on December 18, 2025. The summary says the bill sets FY2026 policies and authorities for DOD programs and activities, military construction, DOE national security programs, and includes procurement of aircraft, ships, and missiles, acquisition management, cyber operations, cybersecurity, AI, and military construction.

The FY2026 NDAA advanced defense policy and authorization priorities during Crank's first House term, supporting the defense-strengthening part of the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 320 on S.1071 as passed 312-112. The vote list shows Crank, Republican, Colorado, voted Yea.

Crank voted for the FY2026 NDAA that later became law.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 320 | Bill Number: S. 1071
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Congress.gov records H.R.7148 as becoming Public Law No. 119-75 on February 3, 2026. The summary states the law includes five regular FY2026 appropriations bills, including the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, and funds the Department of Defense.

The enacted FY2026 appropriations law provided actual DOD funding, supporting fulfillment of the defense-spending increase component.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 53 on H.R.7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, as passed 217-214. The vote list shows Crank, Republican, Colorado, voted Yea.

Crank voted for final House concurrence on the enacted FY2026 appropriations package that included DOD appropriations.

delivered same_term A for effort

Roll Call 53 | Bill Number: H.R. 7148
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