Asphalt Industry Seeks Permanent HoS Relief with Revised Regulations Published by: For Construction Pros Legislative, regulatory and industry efforts to provide additional relief in Hours of Service (HoS) requirements for short-haul truckers are under review. Late in June, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) introduced the HOURS Act (H.R.7178), which would provide relief, similar to that obtained by NAPA, for ancillary industry short-haul truckers. On Aug. 23, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Admi...
Crawford talks soybeans, trade Written by: Johnathan Reaves Published by: KASU In this monthly interview with KASU, U.S. Representative Rick Crawford talks about an aid package for soybean farmers, the Farm Bill, trade, and the First District race. Click on the Listen button to hear the interview.
U.S. Rep. Crawford talks farming, Mueller investigation Written by: Roby Brock Published by: Talk Business & Politics U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, has reservations about an agricultural mitigation package and he thinks passage of the Farm Bill can resolve many uncertainties for the state’s largest economic engine. In an interview on this weekend’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, Crawford said he has reservations about President Donald Trump’s $12 billion bailout option for tariff-i...
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Arkansans make White House stop; border visit part of senator's week; state's delegates tout Iraq's rice buy Written by: Frank Lockwood Published by: NW Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansans make White House stop WASHINGTON -- A group of state and local officials from Arkansas and Oklahoma visited the White House on Tuesday. They were greeted by several administration officials, including Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Jim Carroll, acting director of the Office...
Grant will allow for 3 firefighters in Jonesboro Published by: KASU Written by: City of Jonesboro The Jonesboro Fire Department will be able to add three new firefighters next year thanks in part to a federal grant received this week by the City of Jonesboro that will provide $291,587 over three years. It will be used to add three firefighters for the city’s fleet of firetrucks, Chief Kevin Miller said. “Three positions means another truck will constantly have a third firefighter,” Miller said. ...
Cotton, Boozman, and Crawford Applaud Iraqi Purchase of US Rice Published by: Marketscreener Washington, D.C. - Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas) today applauded the news that Iraq will buy 30,000 metric tons of rice from the United States. 'I told the Iraqi ambassador multiple times that his country would benefit from opening its market to Arkansas rice, and I'm pleased to see this deal finally come through. Arkansas rice is second to n...
Washington, DC — Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas) today applauded the news that Iraq will buy 30,000 metric tons of rice from the United States. “I told the Iraqi ambassador multiple times that his country would benefit from opening its market to Arkansas rice, and I’m pleased to see this deal finally come through. Arkansas rice is second to none, and I’m confident we’ll find many more customers in this promising new market,” said Cott...
President Ilham Aliyev receives US Congress delegation Published by: Azernews President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a US Congressional delegation led by Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Devin Nunes and including member of the committee Rick Crawford. The successful development of the bilateral relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America in political, economic, energy and security areas was stressed at t...
Farm bill conference committee set to roll Written by: Carol Ryan Dumas Published by: Capitol Press The Senate Agriculture Committee voted Aug. 1 to move forward with the 2018 Farm Bill conference committee, appointing members who will serve on the committee with their counterparts from the House. Those Senate members include: Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan.; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.; Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.; Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; Ranking Member D...
Washington Week Ahead: Senate actions on farm bill, ag spending on tap Written by: Philip Brasher Published by: Agri Pulse The Senate looks to finally name its team of farm bill negotiators this week while also finishing work on a $154 billion spending bill for a bevy of departments and agencies important to agriculture, including USDA and FDA. In addition, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler will testify on Capitol Hill for the first time since taking over the agency’s top post in the wake ...
