Press Releases

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.

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:

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:

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.

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:

Today, Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3) and Tom Cotton (AR-4) introduced the Sensible School Lunch Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation will provide school districts with greater flexibility in implementing new rules for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The House bill is a companion to bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Mark Pryor (D-AR). The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has already endorsed the Senate bill.