MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov An editorial about the Waxman-Markey bill (H.R. 2454) from Ranking Member Frank Lucas and Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) was published today in a special energy section of The Hill. In the editorial, Rep. Lucas and Sen. Chambliss highlight various recent studies that show the devastating im... 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 recent studies on the cap and trade bill's potential impact on agriculture. Click here to listen to The Ag Minute. The transcript is below. "In June, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2454, the Waxman-Markey climate change bill. Now the U.S. Senate h... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Ranking Member Frank Lucas launched his weekly radio address called The Ag Minute. Each week, Rep. Lucas will discuss a timely topic that affects farmers, ranchers, and rural Americans. This week’s address tackles the spending crisis in Washington, D.C. Periodically, The Ag Minute will feature a guest host from the Agr... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov A report from CBS News reveals the Obama administration's private analysis that a cap and trade system will raise energy prices and cost households an extra $1,761 a year in new taxes. Using the Freedom of Information Act, the Competitive Enterprise Institute obtained this previously unreleased analysis from the Treasury Depa... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov An editorial from Ranking Member Frank Lucas was published today in The Oklahoman. In the editorial, Rep. Lucas welcomed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Oklahoma, and urged him to listen and learn from Oklahomans’ common sense approach to government and economics. Secretary Vilsack is visiting El Reno, which is in Rep. L... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, the House Committee on Agriculture Republicans unveiled the redesign of their committee website and announced the launch of their new Facebook and YouTube pages. Ranking Republican Frank Lucas issued the following statement. “I am pleased to announce the redesign of our website and the launch of our Facebook and YouTub... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov On Sunday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Zanesville, Ohio as part of the Administration’s rural America listening tour. Co-Chairs of the Rural America Solutions Group Frank Lucas (R-OK), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Doc Hastings (R-WA), released the following statement regardin... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Tomorrow, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Bethel, AK as part of the White House’s rural America listening tour. Co-Chairs of the Rural America Solutions Grou... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Ranking Member Frank Lucas issued the following statement after the Motion to Recommit on H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives, 186-240. “Since the Democratic leadership would not allow amendments to be offered during today’s consideration of this bill, we... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton (202) 225-0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov "Let me begin by saying that I believe our nation has the safest food supply in the world. I also believe we must continually examine our food production and regulatory system and look for ways to improve food safety. "However, the bill before us today does little to accomplish the goal of enhancing food safety. One glaring e... Read more »
