You don't want to miss this. Strengthening Our Supply Chain One of my biggest priorities as the Chairman of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee is to relieve supply chain bottlenecks that continue to plague our economy. The high prices and slow economic growth that consumers and businesses already face are made worse due to continued supply chain problems. For the past several months, my Subcommittee, part of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has held hearings to learn directly from stakeholders where our supply chain falls short. With additional information gleaned from that process, I recently introduced several bills to target aspects of this problem, legislation that will remove barriers to the movement of goods, increase supply chain efficiency, and target infrastructure investment to fix persistent chokepoints that stifle economic growth. These bills have since been approved by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and will soon head to House floor for consideration and passage. Among those bills is the One Federal Decision For All Act, which streamlines the review process for major infrastructure projects, consolidating duplicative environmental reviews now undertaken by multiple government agencies. Currently, this streamlined process only applies to highway projects, and stakeholders have seen a significant decrease in time-to-approval as a result. My bill would expand this current law to apply to pipeline, port, and aviation construction. In a time of rapid inflation, delays can be particularly costly. By removing these barriers we can shorten the approval time and help contractors cut costs. The supply chain disruptions that have persisted for several years have only created more obstacles for the American people in paying their bills and putting food on the table. My proposed legislation, and other bills passed by my subcommittee, will improve how goods move throughout the nation and help ease the inflationary pressures exacerbated by supply chain inefficiencies. H.R. 467 – The HALT Fentanyl Act – Yea Makes the class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent, to keep our laws current with the various formulations introduced by traffickers to escape criminal liability. Supplies law enforcement with the tools needed to keep these dangerous drugs off our streets. Remembering Former Rep. Marion Berry (Click here to watch the full floor speech). This week, I joined our three other Congressmen from Arkansas to honor the memory of former Representative Marion Berry. His time in public service was spent working on behalf of constituents across farming and agriculture to infrastructure and economic development. Representative Berry was known not only for his quick wit, but also his dedication to his hometown of Gillette, which to this day hosts one of the most well known well-known political and philanthropic events in Arkansas. I ask the people of the First District to remember the entire Berry family during this time of remembrance and mourning. Talk Business & Politics Rep. Crawford gives infrastructure law D grade Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, criticized the slow rollout of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), that he voted against. He gave it a D grade. Jonesboro Sun Supply chain bills clear House committee A series of supply chain-related bills that supporters say will help consumers and get projects done in an efficient manner recently received positive votes in a House committee. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette U.S. Supreme Court limits federal water regulations; Arkansas lawmakers commend decision The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed federal water protections in an opinion limiting the Clean Water Act to bodies of water and nearby indistinct wetlands. KAIT8 Rep. Crawford: “We don’t know what to expect” as debt deadline approaches Arkansas District 1 Representative Rick Crawford and the US House of Representatives await a solution to the debt ceiling crisis from President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. KTLO Arkansas legislators’ appropriation requests contain local projects, MH water and ASUMH included Several local projects, including a major water project that would benefit the city of Mountain Home and a large part of Baxter County, have been included in appropriation requests by Arkansas legislators. Both Senator John Boozman and Representative Rick Crawford have the water project in their list of requests. Rep. Crawford | 2422 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]