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DRA invests $500,000 in Cleveland, Lawrence counties for jobs, infrastructure
Written by: The Commercial
Published by: The Commercial
The Delta Regional Authority and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that $500,000 in new DRA investments will help create nearly 30 new jobs and retain another 58 jobs in Cleveland and Lawrence counties.
Why DOJ must block the Cigna-Express Scripts merger
Written by: David Balto
Published by: The Hill
Written by: Benjamin Hardy
Published by: Courier News
Washington – Earlier today, President Donald Trump announced he impose a 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent on aluminum, with exceptions for Canada and Mexico. Trump's authority to impose the tariffs is based on a law that gives the president the power to restrict trade on the basis of national security interests.
Written by: Reps. Rick Crawford (R-AR), Mike Bost (R-IL), and Peter J. Visclosky (D-IN)
Published by: The Hill
Washington – Earlier today, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) sent letters to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Acting Chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Maureen Ohlhausen expressing "grave concern" over the proposed acquisition of Aetna Inc. by CVS Health.
Written by: Colton Faull & Jacob Kauffman
Published by: NPR
Agriculture officials in Arkansas are concerned President Trump's proposed steel tariff could have consequences that would negatively impact the industry. The administration has floated a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum
Washington D.C. - Today, Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01) announced his second annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and Manufacturers Tour in the 1st District of Arkansas. The kickoff event is Monday, July 17th and the tour concludes Friday, July 21st. Approximately 30 educators will tour 14 factories total during the week-long tour.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01), along with Representatives Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Ralph Abraham (LA-05), and Robert Aderholt (AL-04), have introduced H.R. 3041, the Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act, to protect fish farmers from unreasonable fines and criminal prosecution after they commit minor or accidental Lacey Act infractions.