Press Releases

Chairman Frank Lucas held a field hearing in Saranac Lake, New York. It was the first of a series to be held throughout March and April to gather input in advance of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. Read more »

The House Agriculture Committee adopted the budget views and estimates letter which outlines the committee's budget recommendations for the agencies and programs under its jurisdiction for fiscal year 2013. Read more »

Chairman Frank Lucas announced a series of field hearings on the 2012 Farm Bill to take place throughout March and April. Read more »

The House Agriculture Committee held a public hearing to review the 2012 agenda of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as the agency continues to investigate the collapse of MF Global and promulgate rules pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Read more »

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... Read more »

The House Agriculture Committee advanced by voice vote six bills that amend Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Read more »

The president claims that he’s working to reduce unnecessary regulations, but only the House has actually taken action. Read more »

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... Read more »

The House Agriculture Committee held a public hearing to examine the MF Global bankruptcy and reports that as much as $1.2 billion in customer funds have gone missing. Read more »

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. Read more »