MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas discusses how important it is to the agriculture community for Congress to pass the Resolution of Disapproval, which would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from imposing harsh regulations on the American people. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. Th... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Ranking Member Frank Lucas issued the following statement after the Senate Agriculture Committee approved The Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. The committee advanced the bill on a 13-8 vote, and voted down a substitute amendment by Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga), which would have replaced the bill's language w... Read more »
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 This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas highlights how important the farm bill is to production agriculture and rural America, and how he is looking forward to talking to farmers and ranchers during the upcoming farm bill hearings. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "This week t... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas raises the alarm on the spending spree in Congress and the need to exercise fiscal discipline. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "This is a good time to remind the millions of Americans who filed their taxes that their hard-earned money d... 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 An editorial from Ranking Member Frank Lucas about the importance of trade to both agriculture and our overall economy was published today in a special trade section of The Hill. In the editorial, Lucas explains that three free trade agreements await congressional approval and President Obama should push for their passage. Ra... 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 »
