Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) released the following statement following President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address Tuesday. “Tonight, Arkansans heard from the President about his priorities for our nation. Unfortunately, he continues to avoid addressing the biggest problem holding back economic growth—the ever-growing debt crisis. “It is sad that President Obama continues to insist that it makes sense to rush ahead with trillions of dollars in new entitlement spending while Social Sec...
Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) said Wednesday he fully supported a new Farm Bill benefiting Arkansas’ agricultural producers and deploying investments and jobs across the state, but he added several issues remain unresolved. Crawford said after more than a three year, hands-on process including sharp, regional differences, he and other congressional members crafted a commodity title promoting regional fairness. “This bill provides a strong safety-net that protects all producers from market ris...
o best serve the needs of Crittenden County, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) will have a representative visit the Crittenden County Courthouse in Marion and the West Memphis Civic Center Wednesday, Feb. 12. The mobile office will make its first stop from 9-11 a.m. at Marion’s Crittenden County Courthouse, located at 100 Court Square. The final stop will take place from 1-3 p.m. at the West Memphis Civic Center, located at 229 Polk Avenue. Crawford said his staff will be hands-on to help anyone ...
Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) has invited Arkansas’ First District high school students to participate in the “2014 Congressional STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Competition: House App Contest” starting February 1 and ending April 30. The contest, open to all high school students who can enroll at a First District school or who reside within the District, involves designing an application (app) on a platform of choice by creating a fully-functioning app or designing a ...
Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3) and Tom Cotton (AR-4) today joined a bipartisan group of 227 House colleagues to pass H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act. This legislation enacts a permanent ban on the use of all federal dollars to fund abortions and eliminates tax credits and subsidies for ObamaCare health plans that include elective abortion coverage. “I’m happy to join my colleagues in passing the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Tax...
Crawford Releases Emergency Contact Information for Arkansas’ First District Washington, D.C. – The office of Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) released the following list of emergency contact information in light of the winter storm set to pass through Arkansas this week: Clay County Electric Cooperative: 1-800-521-2450 • Corning Office: (870) 857-3521 • Pocahontas Office: (870) 892-5251 • Rector Office: (870) 522-3201 Craighead Electric Cooperative: To report an outage: 1-888-771-7772 Outage ti...
Bayou Meto Projects in Arkansas WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) this week sent a letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack requesting continued support for the completion of the Grand Prairie and Bayou Meto projects in Arkansas. These projects help provide a safe water supply for Arkansas farmers and families, as well as vital benefits such as conservation, flood risk reduction, and habitat protection. The full text of the letter ca...
Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) released the following statement as the House of Representatives today passed H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act: “As the picture of the ObamaCare law comes into clearer focus, the American people are being faced with a series of choices. The President promised with the passage of the law that the American people would be granted affordable care and greater coverage – yet now we see families are losing their coverage and paying more to get it back. Soon, th...
U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1) and Tim Griffin (AR-2) issued the following statements as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service today announced that it would begin a thorough review of mitigation hatchery facilities across the country for their economic viability: “It took countless phone calls, letters, and refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer, but I’m glad we were able to convince the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ...
The ROTC program at A-State in Jonesboro, a long and successful program that has helped thousands of students learn the value of dedication, hard work, and discipline, has been an important part of the university and the community at large for years. As an Army veteran and A-State alumni, I recognize the great importance of this program and its continued success in fulfilling its mission preparing students for military service. However, last month the Army announced without warning that it plann...
