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Lucas Statement on Obama's Budget Plan

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Chairman Frank Lucas released the following statement regarding President Obama's fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. "The President's budget demonstrates that neither rural America nor fiscal discipline is a priority for this administration. Raising taxes on small businesses and ignoring the real drivers of trillion doll...

Examination of the MF Global Bankruptcy

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Opening Statement of Chairman Frank D. Lucas As prepared for delivery Thank you for joining us for this important hearing. I'd first like to thank the Ranking Member and his staff for their help in pulling this hearing together. I'd also like to thank our witnesses for being here. Each Member of this Committee understands the importance of the futures markets for farmers and ranchers across the co...

House Agriculture Committee Advances Measure to Subpoena Corzine

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Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued a statement after the House Agriculture Committee approved the issuance of a subpoena to compel the attendance of Jon Corzine, the former Chief Executive Officer of MF Global, at the full committee hearing scheduled for December 8 to examine the MF Global bankruptcy.