Press Releases
February 9, 2016
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.
February 8, 2016
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.
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.
February 3, 2016
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.
February 2, 2016
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.
January 12, 2016
Washington, D.C. - Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) issued the following statement tonight after the President's State of the Union Address.
January 5, 2016
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.
January 5, 2016
Washington, D.C. - Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) released the statement below earlier today following the President's announcement of his most recent executive order regarding gun violence.
December 18, 2015
Washington, D.C. - Earlier today, Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) released the following statement after voting against the Consolidated Appropriations Act which passed the House by a vote of 316-113.
December 16, 2015
Washington, D.C. - Earlier today, Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) and nine other members of the House of Representatives announced the formation of a bi-partisan Cuba Working Group that will seek for greater U.S. engagement with Cuba.
December 14, 2015
Washington, D.C. - Earlier today, the Government Accountability office ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency's social media campaign to increase support for it's Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS) broke the law by engaging in ‘covert propaganda.'