MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Ranking Member Frank Lucas along with his colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee concluded a hearing to review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of writing the 2012 farm bill. Committee members heard testimony from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. "I appreciate the Secretary's participation in the committe... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson (MN) and Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) issued the following statement on today's announcement from USTR and USDA regarding discussions with Brazil on the WTO dispute related to cotton and export credit guarantee programs: “We are pleased to see that the discus... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Ranking Member Frank Lucas issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee advancing Chairman Blanche Lincoln's child nutrition bill. "I am disappointed that the Senate Agriculture Committee passed the child nutrition measure at the expense of the Environment... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Ranking Member Frank Lucas issued the following statement regarding Senate Agriculture Chairman Blanche Lincoln's recently unveiled child nutrition bill. "No one would question the importance of child nutrition and I appreciate Senator Lincoln’s efforts. However, it is unfortunate that the funding source for Senator Li... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Ranking Member Frank Lucas encouraged all Americans to call Congress and voice their concerns about the direction of our country during a live broadcast on the AgriTalk radio show. The broadcast was part of AgriTalk's annual Ag Week in Washington, D.C. Click here to listen to an excerpt of Rep. Lucas's comments during the bro... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Ranking Member Frank Lucas sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Lisa Jackson, and to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urging them to petition the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals for a rehearing of a recent decision by the court. The decision vacates EPA’s 2007 rule exemp... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, U.S. Representative Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) , Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, respectively, sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson requesting the agency correct the Forest and Agriculture Sector Optimi... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, U.S. Representative Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) , Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, respectively, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding his recent remarks on the Department's climate change legislation anal... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing to review the Executive Order for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and H.R. 3852, which would codify the Executive Order. Members of the Subcommittee heard testimony from representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to vote on H.R. 4154, Permanent Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009. Despite the name of the bill, this legislation will increase the tax liability for our farmers and ranchers during a time when they are struggling to make a livin... Read more »
