Honorable Rick Crawford
United States Representative, Arkansas, Republican
Representative Crawford, from the First District of Arkansas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. He sits on the Agriculture Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was formerly a news anchor and reporter and owner of the AgWatch Network, a farm news network. The following is from the September 19, 2013, House floor debate on H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act. I rise in support of H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act. This legislation takes a significant step in reforming the food stamp program by preserving benefits for…