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Congressman Rick Crawford, co-chair of the House EOD caucus, honors two fallen EOD warriors on the floor of the U.S. House.

Ground water depletion is a serious issue not only for agriculture but also for the rural populations that rely on aquifers for drinking water. This week I offered an amendment that maximizes support ...

For those of us in the agriculture community, two numbers are very familiar. One is 2050, and 9 billion is the other. By the year 2050, we know that the human population will reach at least 9 billion,...

By nature of occupation, farming requires taking on tremendous risk and uncertainty in return for modest pay. The American farmer often faces unforeseeable hardships such as crop failure, pestilence, ...

Trade is important for economic development and growth. But often, the bigger the trade deal, the larger the opportunity for gaming the system. This week, the U.S. announced that they will be bringing...

U.S. Representative Rick Crawford explains why U.S. trade relations regarding agriculture with Cuba must change during a House Agriculture Committee hearing.

My takeaway from the week of the STEM tour and the rest of the August break is that in Arkansas we already have a lot of the tools at our disposal that we need to succeed. We have excellent people, go...

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) have caused quite a stir in the several decades that they have been around. GMO's are organisms like plants or animals whose genetic make-up has been altered to ...

Trying to change the United States' embargo against Cuba is a very politically charged and sensitive topic, particularly for the Cuban Americans who live in south Florida. However, Arkansas, and in pa...

We’ve been fighting an uphill battle against the 1950’s mindset that the trade embargo with Cuba serves as an effective means to weaken the Castro regime, despite historical evidence to the contrary. ...

Following the devastating Orlando shooting, many officials propose a knee-jerk reaction to censor the 2nd amendment. But as we know, the problem is much more complex and involves solving the deeper pr...

A lot of families visit the District of Columbia in the Summer months, and this week my two join me to talk about what it's like to be a kid in D.C., and what it's like to be a kid in Congress.

The Catfish fight has once again arisen in the Senate and House. Opponents have argued against removing the robust inspections that many Congressional Members worked to ensure. In the latest edition o...

Question from Christopher Jones: Congressman Crawford, it appears there is not as much concern by all, about our huge debt, as we would like to see. Except of course, when someone is using it as a cam...