This winter I had the privilege to nominate nine students from Arkansas’s First Congressional District to a U.S. Service Academy. The academies provide a world class education to their students, and a nomination to an academy can be life-changing. The young men nominated are not only brilliant students, they also have given much to their communities and deserve recognition. • Jordan Reed from Cabot will graduate 7th in a class of 686 and is active in scouting, FFA and Quiz Bowl. • Weston White f...
Washington – Congressman Rick Crawford is encouraging constituents to take advantage of free tax preparation services available from the IRS Free File program. Since 2003, IRS Free File has offered free access of leading commercial tax preparation software to 70% of taxpayers. Every taxpaying American with a 2010 Adjusted Gross Income of $57,000 or less can visit www.IRS.gov/freefile to prepare, complete and file their federal tax returns at no cost. The service is made available through a partn...
JONESBORO – To meet the needs of the constituents in his district, Congressman Rick Crawford will have a representative in Rector and Piggott on Wednesday, February 15. Crawford Mobile Office visit to Rector Wednesday, February 15, 2012 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Rector Community Center 740 East Ninth Rector, AR Crawford Mobile Office visit to Piggott Wednesday, February 15, 2012 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Clay County Courthouse 194 West Court Street Piggott, AR Staff from Congressman Crawford’s office will b...
This week I introduced a bill before the House of Representatives that would give farmers a free-market option to prepare for disasters without relying entirely on the federal government. My bill, the Farm Risk Abatement and Mitigation Election or FRAME Act, would establish tax-deferred farm savings accounts to give farmers a choice in responding to disasters. Farmers in our corner of Arkansas and across the country face risks and uncertainty each day. Crop failure, changing markets, insect dama...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) introduced the Farm Risk Abatement and Mitigation Election (FRAME) Act, to give farmers a free-market option for disaster preparedness. The FRAME Act would establish tax-deferred farm savings accounts that would allow farmers a choice in disaster response measures. “Arkansas farmers face risks and uncertainty every day. Crop failure, changing markets, insect damage, uncertain weather conditions and even natural disasters threaten farmers and their li...
Chicken is the world’s most popular meat. The U.S. chicken industry employs over 300,000 people and produces products worth a wholesale value of over $45 billion every year. Arkansas is one of the top chicken producing states in the country and many Arkansans are able to support their families because of the chicken industry. Chicken’s role in Arkansas’s economy led me to found the first formal group in Congress to advocate for the industry. My hope is the Congressional Chicken Caucus that I co-...
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rick Crawford, (R-AR) and Congressman Sanford Bishop, (D-GA) announced that they have co-founded the bipartisan Congressional Chicken Caucus. The Chicken Caucus will educate members of Congress and their staffs on the concerns and benefits of the U.S. chicken industry. “The chicken industry employs over 300,000 workers in the United States. My Arkansas district is home to chicken production and I look forward to working with caucus members to advocate for the indu...
WASHINGTON- Congressman Rick Crawford, (R-Jonesboro) issued the following statement about President Obama’s State of the Union Address tonight. Click HERE to see Congressman Crawford's video response to the State of the Union “At home in Arkansan my constituents ask, ‘Where are the jobs?’ Over the last three years, nearly 2 million more Americans and many Arkansans have joined the ranks of the unemployed. Nothing is more demoralizing than not being able to find a job, and support a family,” said...
This week President Obama made clear that he would rather please environmentalists than create jobs in America. With the rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline, President Obama effectively killed 140,000 jobs that Keystone would have created directly and indirectly. That means 140,000 American families who could have benefitted from the certainty of a good paying job will not have the chance now. Right here in Arkansas jobs will be lost because President Obama rejected the Keystone project. At We...
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rick Crawford, (R-AR) reacted to the Obama Administration’s rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project. The project would have built a pipeline from Canada into the United States and provided our country with an alternative to Middle Eastern oil. “The Keystone Project had the great potential to create thousands of American jobs and make our country less dependent on Middle Eastern oil,” said Crawford. “My constituents need jobs. President Obama’s rejection of t...
