Press Releases

House Members Denounce Senate Catfish Vote
May 26, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Earlier this week, the Senate voted in favor of S.J.Res. 28, a Congressional Review Act resolution that would remove a catfish inspection program from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) jurisdiction back to the purview of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Crawford Congratulates Naval Academy Appointee
March 29, 2016
Press Release
Jonesboro, AR – U.S. Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) today announced the appointment of a 1st District student to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Crawford Condemns DOE Clean Line Approval
March 25, 2016
Press Release

Senator John Boozman, Senator Tom Cotton, Congressman Rick Crawford, Congressman French Hill, Congressman Steve Womack, and Congressman Bruce Westerman today issued the following statement in response to an announcement made by the Department of Energy (DOE) to use Section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109–58) to partner with Clean Line Energy in an energy transmission project across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.

Crawford to Dedicate I-555
March 10, 2016
Press Release




What: Interstate 555 Dedication

Where: 505 East Washington, St. Bernards Auditorium, Jonesboro, AR

When: Friday, March 11, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.


Background:

President's Budget Won't Move us Forward
February 9, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Today, President Obama issued his last budget request to Congress. Upon receiving the President's proposal for FY17, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) released the following statement.
Boozman, Crawford Lead Efforts Calling for U.S. Rice for Humanitarian Assistance
February 8, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman and Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) led a bipartisan, bicameral effort urging the U.S. government to use American-grown rice for food aid shipments.

In a letter sent Friday to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Gayle Smith, the lawmakers called on prioritizing American-grown rice for the Food for Peace program.
Delegation Seeks Federal Disaster Assistance
February 3, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), French Hill (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Bruce Westerman (AR-4), today urged President Barack Obama to support Governor Asa Hutchinson's request for a major disaster declaration for Arkansas.
Crawford Votes to Override Veto
February 2, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) released the statement below after voting to override the President's veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring American's Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act.
Crawford Responds to Obama's Final SOTU
January 12, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) issued the following statement tonight after the President's State of the Union Address.
Crawford Nominates Four to Service Academies
January 5, 2016
Press Release

Jonesboro, AR. – U.S. Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) announced today his nomination of four students to service academies this year. The students, their schools, parents, and academies are listed below.