Unfortunately, the Senate Farm Bill passed today takes a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to agricultural production, and applies a Midwest insurance risk-management model to the entirety of U.S. agriculture. The House Farm Bill must be fair to every region of the United States – not just a single region. Farming in the Arkansas Delta involves unique production methods. The Mid-South largely uses irrigation methods, which reduces production risk and yield variability. However, farmers in my district...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Rick Crawford, along with U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, announced a $10.9 million grant to expand rail infrastructure at the West Memphis Port. Members of the delegation said the funds will jumpstart the expansion of the West Memphis Intermodal project, which will increase the industrial and bulk shipping capabilities of the area. Specifically, the $10.9 million will strengthen current rail to allow for heavier cargo loads and extend the existing rail s...
Congressman Rick Crawford spoke to a crowd at Angler's Depot in Heber Springs on Friday about legislation he is introducing to provide a reliable source of funding for Greers Ferry National Mitigation Hatchery On Friday, Congressman Rick Crawford was in Heber Springs to announce legislation that will provide a reliable source of funding for mitigation fish hatcheries operations. Crawford’s First Congressional District is home to the Greers Ferry National Mitigation Hatchery in Heber Springs and...
Congressman Rick Crawford spoke to a crowd at the Blue Ribbon Fly Shop in Mountain Home on Friday about legislation he is introducing to provide a reliable source of funding for Norfork National Mitigation Hatchery. On Friday, Congressman Rick Crawford was in Mountain Home to announce legislation that will provide a reliable source of funding for mitigation fish hatcheries operations. Crawford’s First Congressional District is home to the Greers Ferry National Mitigation Hatchery in Heber Sprin...
Our First Congressional District is home to a variety of agricultural interests. In the fertile Mississippi River Delta we grow cotton, rice, corn, soybeans, wheat and even peanuts. In stark contrast to the Delta stand the Ozark Foothills where we have poultry, cattle, dairy and timber producers. More rice is produced in our district than any other district in the nation. In fact, farm families in our district grow half of all rice produced in the United States. Annually, agriculture in Arkansas...
WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Rick Crawford, along with U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will expand the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Area in northeast Arkansas. This project, authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill, sets aside nearly 8,000 acres to grow crops that will be processed into renewable energy. The initial BCAP Project Area included 5,558 acres of land in Craighead, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Missississippi, Poinsett...
Life at every stage is precious. Last week the House of Representatives took up H.R. 3541, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, which would prohibit abortion on the basis of an unborn baby’s gender. Many advanced nations around the world already have laws restricting sex-selection abortions. The United States of America should not allow abortions to be performed based upon an unborn child’s sex. Recognizing the importance of all life, I voted in favor of the bill and had high hopes it could be si...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rick Crawford, (R-AR) and Congressman Sanford Bishop, (D-GA), co-chairs of the Congressional Chicken Caucus, led their colleagues in expressing concerns over antidumping duties Mexico has preliminarily assigned to U.S. chicken leg quarters. In a letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Ron Kirk, members of the Chicken Caucus said the pending duties would have a devastating economic impact on the American chicken industry. “Pending antidumping duties from Mexico would be a blow to...
To meet the needs of his constituents, Congressman Rick Crawford will have a representative in Mississippi County on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Crawford Mobile Office visit to Gosnell Wednesday, June 13, 2012 9:00AM-11:00AM Gosnell Community Center 307 South Air Base Highway Gosnell, AR Crawford Mobile Office visit to Osceola Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:00PM-3:00PM Osceola City Hall 303 West Hale Avenue Osceola, AR “My staff will be in Gosnell and Osceola on June 13th to help anyone who might need...
This month the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of President Obama’s healthcare reform law. Although no one knows what the justices will decide, we do know the healthcare law is taking a toll on our struggling economy. Over the last few months I have talked to small business owners across our district who say the uncertainty created with the healthcare mandate is keeping them from hiring new employees. Since the beginning, the only aspect of President Obama’s healthcare law that ...
