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Lucas urges EPA to Petition Court to Rehear Decision on Use of Pesticides

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Ranking Member Frank Lucas sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Lisa Jackson, and to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urging them to petition the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals for a rehearing of a recent decision by the court. The decision vacates EPA’s 2007 rule exemp...

The Ag Minute: EPA Continues to Attack American Agriculture

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas highlights the Environmental Protection Agency's latest attack on American agriculture. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "Once again the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is attacking American agriculture. "This time the agency is ma...

The Ag Minute: U.S. Seeks Resolution to Brazil's Retaliation

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas highlights his concerns about Brazil's retaliation efforts aimed at U.S. exports, and how this measure will impact American agriculture. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "Brazil recently announced measures that would jeopardize future tr...

The Ag Minute: Congress Must Stop the Regulatory Expansion of the EPA

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas highlights the need to stop the regulatory expansion of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Today, Rep. Lucas joined more than 80 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives and introduced a resolution of disapproval, which would block the EPA from regula...

In Case You Missed It: Trade Agreements Would Increase Exports, Boost Employment

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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 agriculture section of The Hill. In the editorial, Lucas explains that three pending free trade agreements await congressional approval and President Obama should push for the...

The Ag Minute: Rural America Deserves a Fresh Start on Health Care Reform

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas highlights how Congress should start over with a health care bill that lowers costs and increases access to affordable, high-quality care. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "The President has unveiled a new plan for health care reform. An...

The Ag Minute: We Can't Afford the President's Budget

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas highlights how President Obama's budget proposal is fiscally irresponsible. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "The President's budget proposal is in and it's unbelievable. "For the second year in a row, the Obama budget proposes record-le...

The Ag Minute: Government that Works for Its People

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas highlights how our government should work for the people, by the people. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "We have an expression in Oklahoma that says ‘there's a fine line between doing things for people and doing things to people.' "My ...

The Ag Minute: Agriculture Community Must Be Alert — Now More than Ever

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas highlights the need for the agriculture community to be fully engaged in the political process and stay alert on the issue of cap and trade. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "Last week, Bob Stallman, the president of the American Farm Bu...

The Ag Minute: It's Time for President Obama to Listen to the American People

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Ranking Member Frank Lucas highlights the need for President Obama to listen to the American people as he enters into the second year of his administration. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "One year has passed since President Obama moved into the White House unde...