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July 19, 2018
Rep. Crawford added as Farm Bill conferee
Written by: Staff
Published by: Talk Business and Politics

On Wednesday (July 18), U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, was appointed by House Speaker Paul Ryan to serve on the Conference Committee for H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, also known as the Farm Bill.

Crawford will work with a group of other appointed members to resolve differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill.

July 17, 2018
Members of Arkansas' congressional delegation raise objections after Trump's remarks
Written by: Frank Lockwood
Published by: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- A congressman from Arkansas who serves on the House Intelligence Committee didn't like what he heard from President Donald Trump during Monday's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

June 22, 2018
Arkansas congressional delegates react to housing immigrants in Arkansas
Written by: Marine Glisovic
Published by: KATV

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Department of Health and Human Services says it is working to determine if two sites in Arkansas will be used for temporarily housing unaccompanied immigrant children.

June 21, 2018
Feds consider Kelso, Ark. for immigration detention
Written by: Adam Roberts
Published by: 40/29

KELSO, Ark. —
Federal agents went to a fish experiment station in southeastern Arkansas to consider setting up a potential immigration detention center, U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford wrote on Twitter Thursday afternoon.

June 21, 2018
HOS Flexibility Provided Under House Bill
Written by: Eugene Mulero
Published by: Transport Topics

Legislation that would provide hours-of-service flexibility for certain truckers as a way to promote highway safety and boost the economy was introduced June 21 by a bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers.

June 18, 2018
Fayetteville VA Medical Center Pathologist Fired, Nearly 20,000 Local Veterans At Risk
Written by: Melissa Jones
Published by: 5News

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) -- Officials with the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced an investigation Monday after a pathologist was found to be "impaired" and misdiagnosed patients, resulting in at least one death.

June 8, 2018
Cuba trade pushed in D.C.
Written by: Frank Lockwood
Published by: Arkansas democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford's legislation easing trade restrictions with Cuba could pass the House of Representatives if lawmakers were allowed to vote on it, a fellow congressman said Thursday.

June 8, 2018
US Legislators Advocate for Greater Agricultural Trade with Cuba
Written by: Presna Latina
Published by: Presna Latina

Washington, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Four Republican legislators highlighted in this capital the importance of greater agricultural trade between Cuba and the United States and the need to reverse Washington''s failed policy toward the island.

May 23, 2018
This Congress member wants to replace Facebook with text messages
Written by: Alfred Ng
Published by: CNet

For one US lawmaker, the key to dropping Facebook might come from technology invented in 1992.