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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Rep. Frank Lucas (R- OK) and Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) sent a letter to the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Gary Gensler, yesterday requesting that the agency voluntarily adhere to President Obama's executive order. The executive order calls for certain federal agencies and departments to revi... Read more »

Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Roundup Ready alfalfa. Read more »

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov I am honored to serve as the new Chairman of the Agriculture Committee and the first Chairman from Oklahoma. I have been a part of this committee since I was first elected to Congress in 1994, and I am proud to represent the third district of Oklahoma in this leadership role. Agriculture is the backbone of Oklahoma’s economy, ... Read more »

Members of the House Agriculture Committee met to formally organize and to adopt the Committee's rules for the 112th Congress. Read more »

The House Agriculture Committee held a public forum to review the biotechnology product regulatory approval process. Read more »

Lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the department to return to a science based regulatory system for agriculture biotechnology and to deregulate without conditions genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa. Read more »

Rep. Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement as the American Farm Bureau Federation concludes its 92nd annual meeting. Read more »

Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 6, which formally elects him as the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee for the 112th Congress. Read more »

MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Chairman-elect Frank Lucas of Oklahoma named six members to serve as Subcommittee Chairmen of the House Agriculture Commitee and also released the complete Republican roster for the 112th Congress. Additionally, Rep. Lucas announced that Rep. Bob Goodlatte of Virginia will serve as Vice Chairman of the full committee. ... Read more »