Washington, DC – Late last night President Trump announced that he would keep his promise to our nation’s farmers and ranchers by authorizing the implementation of the 2ndround of Market Facilitation Payments. Last Friday, Rep. Crawford lead his colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to deliver these payments before the year’s end. “I am pleased to see the President not only deliver such a quick response to the concerns I voiced last week, but to see him continue to stand w...
Washington, DC - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Conference report to H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 by a record high vote of 369-47. Following passage of the legislation Crawford released the following statement: “Given the importance of agriculture to Arkansas’ economy, I’m pleased to see the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill. This farm bill provides important updates to our food security system, delivers a robust crop insurance system, removes burdensome SAM/DUNs...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton along with U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman pressed the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to reverse a proposed rule that would harm Arkansas poultry farmers’ ability to access vital funding for their operations. The delegation sent a letter to SBA Administrator Linda McMahon urging the agency to revise the proposed rule, which if implemented would impose unworkable eligibility requirem...
Jonesboro, AR – Shane Speights, D.O., dean, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State (NYITCOM at A-State), is proud to announce the formation of a new fellowship program in coordination with NYITCOM at A-State and the office of Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1). “We are excited to partner with Congressman Crawford’s office on this exciting endeavor,” Speights said. “This fellowship represents another step forward in bringing quality healthcare to those who need it in this region ...
After No Pipe Bomb Explosions, Experts Say Packages Likely Meant to Scare Not Kill Written by: Zachary Stieber Published by: The Epoch Times The devices sent to former presidents and other top former and current officials appear designed to scare rather than kill, according to some experts. The analysis comes after none of the 11 suspicious packages containing what appeared to be pipe bombs exploded and investigators said that at least some could not have exploded due to flaws in the designs. “W...
Improvised bombs 'tricky' to handle, Arkansas congressman says Written by: Frank Lockwood Published by: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., knows a thing or two about bombs and the harm they can do. Decades ago, he served as an explosive ordnance disposal technician in the Army. "I'm a second-generation bomb tech. My dad was a bomb tech, too," the Republican from Jonesboro said. From 1985-88 he was assigned to the 56th Ordnance Detachment in Fort Indiantown G...
The FOX News Rundown 10/25/2018 Written by: Fox News Radio Over the past few days, various suspicious packages containing bombs were found targeting certain public officials and former lawmakers. Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Congressmen John Delaney (D-MD) have condemned the acts of terrorism and discuss whether the divisiveness leading up to midterms played a key role in these attacks. He was once a "Never-Trumper" but after the tense Kavanaugh hearings, senior contributor for The Feder...
Bombs Meant ‘to Get Attention’ and ‘Strike Fear,’ Explosives Expert Says Written by: Kathryn Blackhurst Published by: LifeZette Whoever sent suspicious packages containing bombs to several prominent Democrats and CNN’s New York bureau likely designed them “to get attention,” to “be caught” and “to strike fear” into the intended recipients, Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) said on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” Wednesday. “I think it was probably designed to get attention. It was designed to be caught...
