Press Releases
June 6, 2013
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford introduced legislation to provide a long term and reliable solution for funding mitigation fish hatcheries operations. Crawford's First Congressional District is home to the Norfork Lake National Mitigation Hatchery in Mountain Home and the Greers Ferry National Mitigation Hatchery in Heber Springs.
June 4, 2013
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) introduced H.R. 2221 the Sunshine on Government Act which will centralize reports that are conducted by the Inspector General. The Sunshine on Government Act will require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to assemble a website with educational material and a listing not only of each entity with publicly-accessible OIG reports, but direct links to the area within each entity's website dedicated to OIG reports.
May 31, 2013
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) announced the formation of an advisory board that will provide input and analysis on policy matters that will affect the Mississippi River, its tributaries, and inland waterways. The Arkansas Rivers and Maritime Advisory Council (ARMAC) will be led by Rob Rash of West Memphis. Rash, who is currently the Executive Director of the St. Francis Levee District, has spent most of his professional career working on issues dealing with the Mississippi River and flood control matters.
May 16, 2013
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) issued the following statement this morning after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 by a vote of 36 to 10:
April 17, 2013
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April 16, 2013
Washington, DC – Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) today announced that Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) has been appointed to a special panel tasked with examining the current state of freight transportation in the United States and how improving freight transportation can strengthen the U.S. economy.
April 11, 2013
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) joined Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Steve Womack (R-AR), and Peter Welch (D-VT) for the introduction of the RFS Reform Act in the United States House of Representatives:
April 2, 2013
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1), issued the following statement regarding the so-called Arkansas Plan that would use federal Medicaid dollars to buy private insurance for low-income Arkansans:
March 21, 2013
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), voted "NO" on the House Republican Budget Resolution because the legislation does not contain permanent spending controls. Crawford issued the following response to his vote:
March 21, 2013
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), Congressman Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN) along with Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced the formation of the Mississippi River Caucus. The primary objective of the caucus is to provide a bicameral and bipartisan open forum for the various issues that affect the entire reach of the Mississippi River.