In Case You Missed It

The Contra Costa Times of California published an article today on the increased danger of West Nile virus facing Bay Area residents this year. Read more »

National Economic Research Associates, Inc. (NERA) has published an analysis of the costs that would be imposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposed definition of “swap dealer.” Read more »

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank D. Lucas was interviewed for Bloomberg Television's Street Smart program on tomorrow's hearing on the MF Global Bankruptcy. Read more »

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank D. Lucas joined Speaker John Boehner and Republican leadership in a press conference on jobs bills today. Read more »

The Washington Examiner published an editorial by Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank D. Lucas today, calling on the Senate to take action on H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. Read more »

Chairman Frank Lucas spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. Read more »

An editorial from The Wall Street Journal today explains that a solution exists to avoid the legal limbo. H.R. 1573, a bill that has passed both the House Agriculture Committee and the Financial Services Committee, extends the statutory deadline for implementing Dodd-Frank. Read more »

A report in The Wall Street Journal today highlights the concerns of end-users with the recent proposed rule on margin requirements issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on behalf of prudential regulators. Read more »

Chairman Frank Lucas spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. Read more »

In a special report for the current edition of FB News, Rep. Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, is profiled by the American Farm Bureau Federation. Read more »