FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sara Robertson (Sara.Robertson2@mail.house.gov) Rep. Crawford Reacts to EU Tariff Announcement 11/3/2021 Washington — This week, the United States announced that a deal was reached with the EU to remove 25% retaliatory tariffs on US rice. The EU placed the tariffs on U.S. imports in retaliation to the U.S. implementing Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum to combat China’s steel dumping practices. The U.S. agreed to provide a duty-free quota for EU steel and a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sara Robertson (Sara.Robertson2@mail.house.gov) Rep. Crawford Calls on Department of State to Address Unrest in Haiti 7/28/2021 Washington — Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), Clay Higgins (LA-03), and Julia Letlow (LA-05) have called on the United States Department of State to come up with long term solutions to the civil unrest in Haiti. Political violence and crime have recently reached new heights in Haiti due to the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sara Robertson (Sara.Robertson2@mail.house.gov) Rep. Crawford to Major League Baseball: “Time to Play by the Rules!” April 5, 2021 Washington – Today, Representative Crawford announced his intention to draft legislation to level the playing field by treating all American businesses equally with respect to Cuba and other totalitarian regimes. Currently, a byzantine system of haves and have nots allows only select entities to participate in new markets for their good...
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), along with U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04), announced that the Southeast Arkansas and Northeast Louisiana Multimodal Freight Corridor project has been awarded $10.5 million in funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The funds were awarded to the Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District on a competitive basis from DOT’s Improvement Project Infrastructure for Rebuildi...
Washington — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized $22.6 million in funding over the next decade to expand broadband to 6,582 unserved rural Arkansas homes and businesses in six counties, representing the second wave of support from last year’s Connect America Fund Phase II auction. Providers will begin receiving funding this month. Rural broadband access connects Arkansans and is a critical step for economic development. “Many of our rural communities have been forced to make c...
Jonesboro receives rail spur grant to relieve congestion Written by: George Jared Published by: Talk Business & Politics The city of Jonesboro has been awarded a $2.335 million federal grant for a rail spur that will increase capacity for delivery and storage to businesses in the Jonesboro Industrial Park and Craighead Technology Park. The grant includes $2,335,400 from the Federal Rail Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. The grant requires a $400,0...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—sent a letter to President Donald Trump and administration officials urging them to support Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s request for a major disaster declaration because of extensive damage caused by continued flooding and recent severe storms in the state. "Simply put, this is a historic flood that demands the immediate attention of the federal governm...
Arkansas to suffer in Mexico trade war, ex-envoys say Written by: Frank Lockwood Published by: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette WASHINGTON -- A new trade war with Mexico would have negative consequences in Arkansas, former U.S. Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne said Monday. The new trade barriers would threaten not only the economy but could also derail the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, he said, referring to a proposed trade deal among the three North American countries. Tariffs on the nation's so...
Summer feeding programs fight hunger Written by: Debby Stanuch Published by: Baxter Bulletin It is true, a trip to the grocery store is getting more and more expensive. According to USDA government statistics, food prices, a major component of the Consumer Price Index, have increased nearly 2 percent in 2019. And they are expected to continue to rise. For families with growing children, rising food prices puts increased pressure on already tight food budgets, especially in the summertime when ch...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—announced that President Donald Trump has issued an emergency declaration for Arkansas, allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance for emergency protective measures for 16 counties: Arkansas, Chicot, Conway, Crawford, Desha, Faulkner, Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Sebastian and Yell. “W...
