AOC looks to meet with Nancy Pelosi: ReportAOC looks to meet with Nancy Pelosi: Report Published by: Fox Business Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) gives his take on the conflict between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). READ MOREArkansas' Crawford Introduces Legislation to Reform H-2A ProgramArkansas' Crawford Introduces Legislation to Reform H-2A Program Written by: NAFB News Service Published by: Hoosier Ag Today Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives would transfer jurisdiction for agricultural guest workers from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture. The bill comes as the labor Department Monday opened a comment period on proposed rulemaking changes to the program. The changes “strengthen protections” for workers. Meanwhile, the Agricultural Gu... READ MOREAGRI ACT SEEKS H-2A REFORMAGRI ACT SEEKS H-2A REFORM Written by: Nicole Heslip Published by: Brownfield Ag News A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House which calls for reforms to the H-2A guest worker program. Introduced by Congressman Rick Crawford of Arkansas, the Agricultural Guest Worker Reform Initiative or AGRI Act gives jurisdiction for ag workers from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture. Crawford says the current program has many flaws which makes it difficult for farmers to comply, the ... READ MORERep. Rick Crawford: Trump's tariffs against China are workingRep. Rick Crawford: Trump's tariffs against China are working Written by: Rep. Rick Crawford Published by: Washington Examiner There’s an old joke about a man who rolls past a stop sign in his car, not noticing a police cruiser parked nearby. The officer in the squad car immediately responds with flashing blue lights. The driver obediently pulls over and begins pleading his case. “Didn’t you see the stop sign?” the officer demands. “Officer,” he explains, “I did slow down.” The officer responds ... READ MOREHollingsworth Introduces Livestock Protection ActHollingsworth Introduces Livestock Protection Act Written by: WBIW.com Published by: WBIW.com (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Representative Trey Hollingsworth (IN-09) introduced the Livestock Protection Act of 2019 to address the deadly and costly black vulture attacks on livestock during calving season and allow Hoosier farmers to protect their livestock without interference by a bloated federal bureaucracy. During an agriculture roundtable Representative Hollingsworth hosted in Washington County last ye... READ MORESenate, House lawmakers press HHS to end hidden abortion surchargeSenate, House lawmakers press HHS to end hidden abortion surcharge Written by: Sarah Ulmer Published by: Y'all Politics Senate and House lawmakers, led by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Michael Cloud (R-Texas), today pressed the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) to quickly finalize a rule to end a hidden surcharge within many health plans that funds elective abortion services. Hyde-Smith and Cloud sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, signed by 25 Senators an... READ MOREArkansas teen artists win display space at Capitol Hill tunnel art galleryArkansas teen artists win display space at Capitol Hill tunnel art gallery Written by: Frank E. Lockwood Published by: Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- Four young Arkansans have claimed spots in a well-traveled Capitol Hill art gallery -- the tunnelway linking the House chambers to the House office buildings. Their creations, along with pieces by hundreds of other creative teenagers, will remain on display for the next year. U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock who represe... READ MORELRFA Support Continues To Grow In D.C.LRFA Support Continues To Grow In D.C. Written by: Adam Jacobson Published by: Radio & Television Business Report Here’s some news that the musicFIRST Coalition won’t like reading. A NAB-endorsed resolution opposing “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio stations continues to gain support on Capitol Hill, with one more U.S. Senator and a half-dozen House members pledging to vote against any bill that would bring any new performance royalties to broadcas... READ MOREArkansas congressman may have solution to backlog of U.S. immigration casesArkansas congressman may have solution to backlog of U.S. immigration cases Written by: WZDX Published by: WZDX Lawmakers worry it could take decades to get through the backlog of cases in U.S. Immigration courts. But Arkansas Congressman Rick Crawford introduced a bill he believes will speed up the process. While Congress and the President have been talking about hiring more judges, Crawford wants more lawyers to work in the system, promising to pay off their law school student loans in exchang... READ MORECrawford statement from hearing to review the state of the rail workforceCrawford statement from hearing to review the state of the rail workforce Written by: AJOT Published by: AJOT Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “The State of the Rail Workforce”: The freight rail industry employs over 3,300 Arkansans at Class I, regional, and short line railroads. These employees come from varied backgrounds, and nearly 20 percent of nationwide freight ... READ MOREBrowse Documents by Date or Issue |
