Representative Rick Crawford | First District of Arkansas

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  • Revamping the Farm Bill
    May 10, 2013 - During the 112th Congress The House Agriculture Committee passed an extension of the Farm bill which secured the current benefits and allowed for more time to design farm policy that works with modern agriculture. As a newly-appointed Subcommittee Chairman, I am using my leadership role to voice the... More
  • Obama Plays Politics With FAA Furloughs
    May 3, 2013 - Last week Congress took action to help air travelers frustrated with long lines at airports across the country. I was pleased to join my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass this bipartisan legislation. However, it’s a shame that Congress had to get involved in the matter. The furloughs of ... More
  • Freight Transportation Delivers Arkansas Goods To World Markets
    Apr 26, 2013 - Last week I was honored to be appointed to a special panel of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee charged with examining challenges facing our Nation’s freight transportation system. It is a privilege to be one of only eleven members in the House of Representatives asked to serve o... More
  • FRAME Act Will Help Farm Families In Times Of Disaster
    Apr 20, 2013 - This week I introduced a bill before the House of Representatives that would give farmers a free-market option to prepare for disasters without relying entirely on the federal government. My bill, the Farm Risk Abatement and Mitigation Election or FRAME Act, would establish tax-deferred farm savings... More
  • EPA Acknowledges Releasing Producers’ Information
    Apr 12, 2013 - After much pressure, this week the Environmental Protection Agency finally acknowledged it released the personal information of thousands of farm families to radical environmental groups. Moving forward, I plan to hold EPA’s feet to the fire to ensure farm families are not subjected to this kind of ... More
  • Arkansas Plan Will Not Fix ObamaCare
    Apr 5, 2013 - Three years ago President Obama signed his massive takeover of our Nation’s healthcare system into law. Since then the Department of Health and Human Services has been busy writing thousands of new regulations to begin implementing the mandate. Today, states like Arkansas are being forced to make to... More
  • Sensible School Lunch Act Makes Sense For Arkansas
    Mar 29, 2013 - In October, I hosted a Nutrition Summit in Jonesboro where I listened to school administrators, parents, nutritionists and teachers tell me how new nutrition guidelines from the Department of Agriculture are affecting their students. After the Summit it was clear that USDA’s new school nutrition reg... More
  • Budget Needs Permanent Spending Controls
    Mar 22, 2013 - During my two years in the United States Congress I have said time and time again that our nation’s debt crisis is the greatest challenge we face. As the father of two young children, it is important to me that leaders in Washington try to preserve the American dream for future generations. Ending d... More
  • EPA Disregards National Food Security
    Mar 15, 2013 - Here in Arkansas, farming is a way of life. Agriculture is the number one industry in our First Congressional District and for many families it’s a rich tradition. As Arkansas’s only representative on the House Agriculture Committee, I fight each day to ensure farm families in our state can continue... More
  • Politicizing the Sequester
    Mar 8, 2013 - In my column last week, I expressed concerns over national political leaders’ unwillingness to come together and avoid $85 billion in arbitrary spending cuts known as the sequester. Like you, I grow more frustrated with each passing day at Washington’s inability to work together for the common good.... More