Press Releases

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August 7, 2020

Contact:

Hannah Muldavin (Trone) Hannah.Muldavin@mail.house.gov

Sara Robertson (Crawford) Sara.Robertson2@mail.house.gov

U.S. Reps. Trone, Crawford Call for U.S. to ‘Buy American' in New Bipartisan Bill

The New Legislation Would Promote Purchase of American-Made Goods for Strategic National Stockpile

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Womack, Arkansas Delegation Urge Hospital Eligibility Expansion for Coronavirus Relief

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Contact:

Boozman, Sara Lasure (Sara_Lasure@boozman.senate.gov)

Cotton, James Arnold (James_Arnold@cotton.senate.gov)

Crawford, Sara Robertson (Sara.Robertson2@mail.house.gov)

Hill, Jeff Naft (Jeff.Naft@mail.house.gov)

Rep. Crawford Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Secure PPE and COVID Testing for Critical Infrastructure Workers

July 31^st, 2020

Washington, DC – This week, Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-01) along with Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09) introduced the Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020. This legislation requires the Department of Transportation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to coordinate to ensure that critical infrastructure workers have access to Personal Protective Equipment and COVID-19 testing.

Congressman Rick Crawford Introduces Legislation to Increase Financing for Rural American Communities

July 23rd, 2020

Washington – This week, Congressman Crawford introduced three bills to strengthen rural America and sustain our agriculture producers during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.

Congressman Rick Crawford Encourages the House to Lead Reforms in Agriculture Supply Chain

July 14th, 2020

Washington -- Today, Congressman Crawford and 20 Republicans sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Republican Leader McCarthy requesting consideration of policies to help end our dependence on China for critical medical supplies, while opening new markets to American agriculture producers.

Congressman Rick Crawford's Motion to Recommit Passes by House Vote

July 1st, 2020

Washington -- Today, the House passed Congressman Crawford's motion to recommit on H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act. The MTR amended the base text by preventing funding authorized in this bill from going to Chinese state owned enterprises participating in the Chinese Communist Party's ongoing genocide against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01), today sent a letter along with Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus in support of additional emergency funding in the next coronavirus aid bill for the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which helps to support fruit and vegetable incentive programs like Arkansas's successful "Double Up Food Bucks" program.