Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), issued the following statement after The 60 Plus Association, a national senior citizen’s organization, awarded the Congressman the Benjamin Franklin Award for his support of estate tax repeal: “This tax threatens farmers and small businesses; it is a job killer and must be repealed. Hard-working families who choose to pass their businesses down to posterity shouldn’t be prevented from doing so. The death tax causes capital-rich family farms a...
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), issued the following statement after testifying before the International Trade Commission (ITC) earlier today in support of Arkansas companies who produce oil country tubular goods (OCTG), used to fashion pipelines that carry oil to refineries: “Manufacturing jobs are hugely important to Arkansas as well as the rest of the country. As the economy continues to recover here at home, we must remain vigilant to ensure other countries are not utilizing unfair trade p...
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) issued the following statement after Baptist Health, one of the largest Arkansas-owned health providers in the state, announced that it would eliminate approximately 170 positions across its organization, representing roughly 2.5% of its total workforce: “ObamaCare’s approach is already beginning to have a negative effect on job creation and growth across Arkansas. With Baptist Health’s announcement, they have reaffirmed what I have long argued – this law is deep...
Today, Independence County Judge Robert T. Griffin gave testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee regarding the Interior Department’s decision to grant and subsequently rescind the National Blueway designation for the White River. Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) introduced Judge Griffin with an opening statement at the hearing. Following the hearing, Crawford issued the following statement regarding Judge Griffin’s testimony: “Independence County is lucky to have a passionate and d...
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) issued the following statement in anticipation of Independence County Judge Robert T. Griffin’s testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee regarding the White River National Blueway designation on Wednesday, July 17: “I look forward to Judge Griffin’s testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee this week regarding the National Blueway designation that was recently rescinded for the White River. Judge Griffin is uniquely positioned to speak ...
To meet the needs of his constituents, Congressman Rick Crawford’s Mobile Office will visit both the Fulton County Courthouse and the Izard County Courthouse on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Crawford Mobile Office Visit to Salem Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Fulton County Courthouse 123 South Main Street Salem, AR Crawford Mobile Office Visit to Melbourne Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Izard County Courthouse 500 Melbourne Street Melbourne, AR Staff from Congressman Crawford’s...
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), issued the following statement after the House Republican Conference met Wednesday afternoon to discuss strategy moving forward as the Lower Chamber prepares to consider immigration reform legislation: “Wednesday, House Republicans agreed on a very basic set of guidelines that we will utilize as we begin the debate over reforming our immigration system. I was pleased to hear we will avoid bringing up the Senate’s legislation, preferring instead a piecemeal appr...
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) issued the following statement after House leadership announced that the House would vote to delay the individual mandate of ObamaCare this month in response to the Administration’s decision last week to delay the employer mandate portion of the law: “The Obama Administration’s decision to delay the employer mandate portion of ObamaCare does not go nearly far enough to avoid the crushing burden of this law on Arkansas families once it goes into effect. Individual...
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), a Member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013: “Today, the House took the first step in the long process of putting a full, five-year Farm Bill in place. This is not a perfect bill, nor is this approach my first choice. However, more than anything Arkansas must have a Farm Bill in place. Passage of this measure ...
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced it would postpone for one year the requirement that all businesses cover their employees under ObamaCare: "While this decision by the Obama Administration seeks to address one of the larger underlying problems with ObamaCare in the employer mandate, it falls short of what I called for earlier this year - a multi-year delay in the law's implementation. This law is estimated to add $1.3 trillio...
