Lucas Announces New GOP Members to Serve on the Agriculture Committee
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas announced the new Republican Members who are expected to serve on the Committee in the 113th Congress. Lucas Announces New GOP Members to Serve on the Agriculture Committee
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Chairman Frank Lucas announced the new Republican Members who are expected to serve on the Committee in the 113th Congress. Lucas Selected to Serve a Second Term as Chairman
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Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after the House Republican Conference re-elected him to serve a second term as Chairman of the Agriculture Committee for the 113th Congress. Lucas Selected to Serve a Second Term as Chairman
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Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after the House Republican Conference re-elected him to serve a second term as Chairman of the Agriculture Committee for the 113th Congress. Lucas Applauds House Action for Securing New Opportunities for Ag Exports
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Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012, in a bipartisan vote, 365-43. The Ag Minute: Long Term Estate Tax Reform Needed to Protect the Tradition of Family Farms
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson discusses the importance of providing American farmers and ranchers a long term solution to the estate tax. Without a permanent fix families could be forced to sell their farms to pay an arbitrary tax debt. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript... The Ag Minute: H.R. 6194 Protects Specialty Crop Growers from Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Jean Schmidt discusses the United States requests for critical use exemptions (CUEs) that are being arbitrarily blocked by other countries in the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC). Methyl bromide has been an effective fumigant for specialty crop growers, however ... The Ag Minute: House Responds to Critical Livestock Disaster Needs
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. K. Michael Conaway discusses the recent efforts of the U.S. House of Representatives to address critical livestock disaster assistance programs that expired last year. In a bipartisan vote of 223 to 197, the House passed H.R. 6233, the Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012... Lucas Praises House Passage of Disaster Assistance Legislation
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Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012, by a vote of 223-197. Floor Statement of Chairman Frank D. Lucas U.S. House Consideration of H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of HR 6233, which provides disaster aid to livestock and other producers. I am sure all my colleagues are keenly aware of what is happening all across this great country. A drought of epic proportions is gripping a large majority of the nation and with it is endangering vast areas of produc... Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
