Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Congressman Rick Crawford led members of the House Rice Caucus in calling on Iraq to ease import rules for American rice. Crawford co-founded the Rice Caucus in the United States House of Representatives and took the lead on sending a letter to Iraqi Minister of Trade Khair Alla Babaker asking him to ease import rules for American rice.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congress Rick Crawford released the following statement about the House of Representative's payroll tax extension vote:

"Today's vote will extend tax relief to Arkansas's working families. The vote means that a dad in Paragould will be able to put another tank of gas in his truck to get to work. It means that a mom in West Memphis will be able to pay for her children's school lunch for another week, and it means that a senior citizen in Mountain Home will be able to visit her doctor."

This marks the fourth straight year that President Obama has proposed a budget with over $1 trillion in deficit spending. A budget is a statement of priorities and clearly President Obama has not made deficit reduction a priority. This budget has already been panned as an election year ploy. I genuinely welcome all ideas to table but we cannot play politics with the federal debt that we are passing onto our children. My constituents want responsible action from Washington to address the national debt.

Washington – Congressman Rick Crawford is encouraging constituents to take advantage of free tax preparation services available from the IRS Free File program.

Since 2003, IRS Free File has offered free access of leading commercial tax preparation software to 70% of taxpayers. Every taxpaying American with a 2010 Adjusted Gross Income of $57,000 or less can visit www.IRS.gov/freefile to prepare, complete and file their federal tax returns at no cost. The service is made available through a partnership developed by the IRS and the Free File Alliance.

JONESBORO – To meet the needs of the constituents in his district, Congressman Rick Crawford will have a representative in Rector and Piggott on Wednesday, February 15.

Crawford Mobile Office visit to Rector
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Rector Community Center
740 East Ninth
Rector, AR

Crawford Mobile Office visit to Piggott
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Clay County Courthouse
194 West Court Street
Piggott, AR

WASHINGTON – Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) introduced the Farm Risk Abatement and Mitigation Election (FRAME) Act, to give farmers a free-market option for disaster preparedness. The FRAME Act would establish tax-deferred farm savings accounts that would allow farmers a choice in disaster response measures.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rick Crawford, (R-AR) and Congressman Sanford Bishop, (D-GA) announced that they have co-founded the bipartisan Congressional Chicken Caucus. The Chicken Caucus will educate members of Congress and their staffs on the concerns and benefits of the U.S. chicken industry.

WASHINGTON- Congressman Rick Crawford, (R-Jonesboro) issued the following statement about President Obama's State of the Union Address tonight.