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Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at the Public Hearing to Review the Impact of EPA Regulations on Agriculture

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good afternoon. I would like to thank Administrator Jackson for being here today. I know there are quite a few committees in Congress that have invited you to appear before them and I expect your popularity as a witness will not diminish anytime soon. There is a reason the top issue for nearly every member of the Agriculture C...

Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Business Meeting to Consider H.R. 872, The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning. We have before us today a critical piece of legislation. It is the result of a bipartisan oversight process that began nearly two years ago and culminated in a rare joint hearing held last month between subcommittees of the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. I am part...

The Ag Minute: H.R. 872 Needs Swift Passage in Congress

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Rep. Frank Lucas, discusses the urgent need for Congress to pass H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. H.R. 872 is a bipartisan bill to eliminate the requirement of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the use of pesticides registered under the Fe...

The Ag Minute: House Votes to Repeal 1099 Provision

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, the U.S House of Representatives voted to repeal the 1099 filing provision in the 2010 health care legislation in a bipartisan vote of 314-112. During The Ag Minute, Rep. Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, discusses the need for Congress to continue to work together to get a bill to the President'...

Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Public Hearing to Review the State of the Farm Economy

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This morning’s hearing focuses on the state of the farm economy. With all the bad news out there today, it is nice to have something good to report: the state of the U.S. farm economy is strong. Our nation’s producers are generally experiencing good prices and solid production. USDA is forecasting record high income and export...

Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at the Joint public hearing to consider reducing the regulatory burdens posed by the case National Cotton Council v. EPA (6th Cir. 2009)

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov I would like to thank the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the two Subcommittees (Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment) for holding this hearing. This is an issue of critical importance to all of o...