Ag Roundtable: Farmers need to diversify, reduce reliance on China as a customer Written by: Mary Hightower Published by: High Plains Journal An agricultural roundtable presented two key takeaways for farmers: find ways to reduce their reliance on China as a market, and don’t count on Market Facilitation Program payments to become permanent. About three dozen people attended the round table at the Lonoke Extension Center, which featured an economic overview by Scott Stiles, extension economist f...
RICK CRAWFORD: Step up to plate Written by: Rep. Rick Crawford Published by: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Ever since President Trump took office, the headlines have boasted of a booming economy. With 224,000 jobs added and an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in May 2019 alone, the economy consistently outpaces even optimistic projections. While many rural Americans are reaping the benefits of the current market, some cannot help but see discrepancies between these numbers and their daily lives. The...
Mueller's faltering testimony a worry, says Arkansas congressman Written by: Frank E. Lockwood Published by: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette WASHINGTON -- After questioning former special counsel Robert Mueller and watching others question him Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., voiced concerns about the mental sharpness of the one-time FBI director. The man who investigated 2016 election interference by Russia and obstruction of justice allegations against President Donald Trump fared poorly ...
Rep. Crawford participates in Mueller hearings, says hearings were definitive Written by: Region 8 Newsdesk Published by: KAIT8 WASHINGTON, DC (KAIT) - Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller appeared Wednesday before two congressional committees to answer questions about his report into the 2016 election and allegations made by Democrats about obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, said he believes the report ...
WATCH: Congressman Rick Crawford questions Robert Mueller during hearing Written by: KARK Published by: KARK WASHINGTON- Congressman Rick Crawford (R- Arkansas) questioned former Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller during his testimony to lawmakers Wednesday. Crawford first asked Mueller if Peter Strzok or anyone else that worked on the investigation told him that the FBI didn’t have a case for collusion. Mueller said “No”. Crawford then asked if Strzok and Lisa Page’s messages from phon...
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...
Increase in Medicare Reimbursements Would Enhance Wages, Improve Quality of Care WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) , and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04), are signaling their support for a proposed rule that would see rural hospitals receive higher levels of reimbursement from Medicare. In a letter written to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, the del...
Jonesboro, AR – Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01) kicked off his 4th annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and Manufacturing Tour in Arkansas’s First District. The tour runs from July 22 to July 27. On this year’s tour, Representative Crawford’s staff is accompanying educators to manufacturing facilities in Jonesboro, Batesville, Blytheville, Stuttgart, Lonoke, Osceola, and Memphis. Upon kickoff for the tour, Rep. Crawford released the following statement: “Our thriving eco...
Congressman Rick Crawford kicks off 4th annual STEM tour Written by: Destiny Quinn Published by: KAIT8 JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Congressman Rick Crawford kicked off his 4th annual STEM Tour Monday on the A-State Campus. A celebration began the five-day tour that includes 13 stops over the week. The tour provides educators a glimpse inside local workplaces. Crawford hopes that this will not only give them a better understanding of the jobs that are out there but also the skills needed for student...
State's Delegation Rejects Condemning Trump Written by: Frank E. Lockwood Published by: Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- Members of the state's all-Republican House delegation rejected a Democratic-sponsored resolution Tuesday "Condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at Members of Congress." Three of the four House members on Monday criticized President Donald Trump after his attacks on four minority-group Democratic congresswomen. On Tuesday, the four opposed the formal con...
