JONESBORO, AR – Congressman Rick Crawford will host an Open House at his Mountain Home office tomorrow, Tuesday, November 22, 2011. The public is invited to attend. “We want to invite everyone in the Mountain Home area to our Open House tomorrow,” said Crawford. “We have offices and staff in Jonesboro, Cabot and Mountain Home to help with veteran’s benefits, Social Security and Medicare questions or just to citizens to voice their thoughts on what might be happening in Washington.” Since taking ...
Families across Northeast Arkansas are faced with the challenge of living within their financial means every month. When a mom’s grocery bill in Blytheville goes up, she might not spend as much money on a new pair of shoes. When a dad in Cabot decides his children need braces, he knows that a new mower won’t come until next summer. The kind of common sense used every day from Mountain Home to Marianna is exactly what Washington needs to show now. Families across America make difficult decisions ...
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rick Crawford released the following statement on, H.J. Resolution 2 – Balanced Budget Amendment. The bill failed to meet the 2/3 majority required for passage with a vote of 261 to 165. “Today’s vote was completely irresponsible. In the last 3 years the national debt has increased 34%. A Balanced Budget Amendment would have been a step towards financial sanity, but instead Members of Congress continue to be short-sighted and unwilling to be accountable for the do...
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Rick Crawford voted for H.R. 822 The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 that allows law-abiding gun owners with valid state-issued concealed firearm permits or licenses to carry a concealed firearm in any other state that also allows concealed carry. Crawford is part of a bi-partisan group of 245 House members who co-sponsored H.R. 822. The bill passed the House on bi-partisan vote of 272 to 154. “Protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abid...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA) will host the inaugural event of the recently established House Explosive Ordnance Disposal Caucus tomorrow. The EOD Caucus Demonstration will show Members of Congress and staff the equipment and techniques EOD soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines use to disarm Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). “The work EOD troops do every day is often taken for granted. The EOD Caucus Demonstration tomorrow will give other M...
JONESBORO – Yesterday, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) and Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) led a caravan on Highway 67 to highlight four-lane construction from Poplar Bluff to Little Rock. The caravan, which included representatives from the Arkansas and Missouri Departments of Transportation and local officials, made stops in Poplar Bluff, Corning and Pocahontas. “Improving our infrastructure in Northeast Arkansas will encourage business growth and create jobs for our region. Poplar Bluf...
JONESBORO – After listening to the concern of citizens in Northeast Arkansas, Congressman Rick Crawford introduced H.R. 3370, Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011. H.R. 3370 prohibits the Postal Service from closing rural post offices that do not have an alternative post office within eight miles accessible by public roads. The Postal Service recently announced plans to close 3,652 post offices across the country, many of them in rural areas. Congressman Crawford will be at the Sedgwick...
Veterans are a reminder that the freedoms many Americans take for granted are not without sacrifice. Right here in Northeast Arkansas we have brave men and women who have put their lives on hold, and many times their lives on the line, so other Americans can be free. Some veterans flew helicopters over Vietnam, some spent time on massive ships during Korea. Still others have slugged across the rugged terrain of Iraq and mountains of Afghanistan. Our greatest generation of veterans stormed the be...
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) voted for two House measures that will give small businesses and startup companies more access to capital. “Today the House helped entrepreneurs and small business owners gain access the capital they need to be innovative and ultimately create jobs. Small businesses, not the federal government, are the primary source of job creation,” said Crawford. The two bills passed by the House today are: • H.R. 2940, The Access to Capital for Job Cre...
This week the House voted on two bills that will give small businesses more flexibility to expand their business and create jobs. H.R. 2940, The Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, eases a ban by the Securities and Exchange Commission that prevents small, privately held companies, from advertising for investors. The bill will help entrepreneurs and small business owners access the capital they need to be innovative and ultimately create jobs. Small businesses, not the federal government, are...
