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July 12, 2013
Last week, the Obama Administration announced it would delay the "employer mandate" portion of ObamaCare, set to kick in on January 1, 2014, for one year. This law will have serious ramifications for individuals, insurers, and the overall health of the economy that we cannot afford. This delay is the Administration's attempt to address many of the underlying problems I have already outlined with the law and its implementation – but it falls short of what our nation truly needs. A delay of one year for just one portion of the law simply does not go far enough.
July 11, 2013
Around the country, reforming our nation's broken immigration system is the hot political topic driving discussion around kitchen tables and on front porches. The Senate recently passed a comprehensive plan, one that aims to secure the border while dealing with the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living within our borders. Debate about whether that plan will truly achieve its objectives has been heated. Now, attention turns to the House as conservatives take our own approach to reforming our nation's immigration system.
June 27, 2013
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) issued the following statement in response to President Obama's proposed environmental regulations affecting the Arkansas coal energy industry:
June 4, 2013
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) introduced H.R. 2221 the Sunshine on Government Act which will centralize reports that are conducted by the Inspector General. The Sunshine on Government Act will require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to assemble a website with educational material and a listing not only of each entity with publicly-accessible OIG reports, but direct links to the area within each entity's website dedicated to OIG reports.
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 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees could have been avoided if the Obama Administration would stop playing politics.
April 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 on this panel and I look forward to working with my colleagues in a bipartisan fashion to ensure our Nation's freight transportation infrastructure can meet the demands of America's job creators.
April 17, 2013
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April 11, 2013
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) joined Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Steve Womack (R-AR), and Peter Welch (D-VT) for the introduction of the RFS Reform Act in the United States House of Representatives:
April 2, 2013
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1), issued the following statement regarding the so-called Arkansas Plan that would use federal Medicaid dollars to buy private insurance for low-income Arkansans:
March 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 regulations are not working and are leaving students hungry. This week I joined with Arkansas's other members of the United States House of Representatives in filing legislation to return control of school lunches to school districts in Arkansas.