Press Releases
July 12, 2012
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) issued the following statement this morning after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 by a vote of 35-11:
July 11, 2012
Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1) along with U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, Congressmen Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Mike Ross (AR-4) today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's swift decision to designate 69 Arkansas counties as disaster areas, making farmers and ranchers eligible for financial assistance to help them recover from losses caused by severe drought in the spring and summer of 2012.
July 11, 2012
Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) today announced the amendment he cosponsored with Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-03), which would prevent the Department of Agriculture from closing any additional Farm Service Agency Offices until county workload assessments are completed, was accepted by the full House Committee on Agriculture and included in its mark-up of the Farm Bill.
July 9, 2012
To meet the needs of his constituents, Congressman Rick Crawford will have a representative at the Jackson County Courthouse on Wednesday, July 18, 2012.
Crawford Mobile Office visit to Newport
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
9:00AM-11:00AM
Jackson County Courthouse
208 Main Street
Newport, AR
July 9, 2012
To meet the needs of his constituents, Congressman Rick Crawford will have a representative at the Woodruff County Courthouse Annex on Wednesday, July 18, 2012.
Crawford Mobile Office visit to Augusta
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
1:00PM-3:00PM
Woodruff County Courthouse Annex
500 North Third Street
Augusta, AR
July 6, 2012
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) released the following statement this morning regarding the Department of Labor's unemployment report for June 2012:
"After 41 months of unemployment above 8 percent, it is clear that our economy is not doing fine. At home this week in Arkansas I have heard from families, small business owners and even young people who are concerned about our stagnant economy. Young people are having trouble finding work and small business owners are afraid to hire.
"After 41 months of unemployment above 8 percent, it is clear that our economy is not doing fine. At home this week in Arkansas I have heard from families, small business owners and even young people who are concerned about our stagnant economy. Young people are having trouble finding work and small business owners are afraid to hire.
July 6, 2012
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) issued the following statement this morning after the House Agriculture Committee released a discussion draft of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act:
June 29, 2012
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford released the following statement about the deployment of the 1039th Engineer Company of the Arkansas Army National Guard's 875th Engineer Battalion deployment to Afghanistan.
June 29, 2012
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford praised the agreement reached by House and Senate members to fund highway construction.
June 21, 2012
Unfortunately, the Senate Farm Bill passed today takes a ‘one-size-fits-all' approach to agricultural production, and applies a Midwest insurance risk-management model to the entirety of U.S. agriculture. The House Farm Bill must be fair to every region of the United States – not just a single region. Farming in the Arkansas Delta involves unique production methods. The Mid-South largely uses irrigation methods, which reduces production risk and yield variability.