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March 17, 2020

Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR), Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR), Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently wrote to the Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral (ADM) Brett Giroir, requesting timely delivery of COVID-19 testing kits to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to ensure faster and accessible testing for Arkansans.

In their letter to ADM Giroir, the Arkansas federal delegation wrote:


March 9, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Natalie Edelstein, 202-225-5065

March 9, 2020 natalie.edelstein@mail.house.gov

SWALWELL, CRAWFORD REINTRODUCE THE MOBILE RESOLUTION


November 8, 2019

Rep. Crawford Announces Temporary Resignation from the House Intelligence Committee

November 8th, 2019

Today, Rep. Rick Crawford voluntarily gave up his seat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) to Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04) in preparation for next week's impeachment hearings.

Upon announcing his formal resignation Rep. Crawford released the following statement:


October 29, 2019

Congresswoman 
Abby Finkenauer 

U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Iowa 
(202) 225-2911 | (319)364-2288

For Immediate Release: October 28, 2019
Contact:David Ade, 202.225.2911 or David.Ade@mail.house.gov

Finkenauer, Crawford Introduce Bill to Help New and Beginning Farmers


October 7, 2019

Delta Regional Authority Announces $2.2 Million Investment into Arkansas Communities
DRA's investment will improve public infrastructure, healthcare access, and job training to support economic development in communities across Arkansas

October 7, 2019


October 3, 2019

Today, Rep. Rick Crawford along with 13 other members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Vice President Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell regarding Senators Menedez, Leahy, and Durbin's May 2018 letter to then-General Prosecutor of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko.


July 23, 2019



Increase in Medicare Reimbursements Would Enhance Wages, Improve Quality of Care

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) , and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04), are signaling their support for a proposed rule that would see rural hospitals receive higher levels of reimbursement from Medicare.


July 23, 2019

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), along with U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04), announced that the Southeast Arkansas and Northeast Louisiana Multimodal Freight Corridor project has been awarded $10.5 million in funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

The funds were awarded to the Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District on a competitive basis from DOT's Improvement Project Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program.


July 22, 2019

Jonesboro, AR – Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01) kicked off his 4th annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and Manufacturing Tour in Arkansas's First District. The tour runs from July 22 to July 27. On this year's tour, Representative Crawford's staff is accompanying educators to manufacturing facilities in Jonesboro, Batesville, Blytheville, Stuttgart, Lonoke, Osceola, and Memphis.

Upon kickoff for the tour, Rep. Crawford released the following statement: