Press Clips

 

November 2009

• Associated Press: House Ag Committee Blasts Obama Financial Proposal

  November 17, 2009

• Reuters: Congressmen Oppose Making Fed Super-Regulator

  October 8, 2009

October 2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: House Ag Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas Thinks Democrats May Have Overreached with Senate Change Proposal

  October 8, 2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas Continues to Beat the Drum Against Waxman Markey Climate Change Bill

  October 5, 2009

September 2009

• The Hill: H.R. 2454 Would Devastate Agriculture

  (Op-Ed by Ranking Member Lucas and Senator Saxby Chambliss)

  September 30, 2009

• Reuters: Position-Limit Power for CFTC Faces Opposition

  September 17, 2009

• Oklahoman: Giving Oklahomans a Voice on Key Issues

  (Op-Ed by Ranking Member Lucas)

  September 16, 2009

• Wall Street Journal: FDA Bill a Bipartisan Victory for Dingell

  September 2, 2009

August 2009

• Oklahoman: Climate Proposal Draws Criticism from U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas

  August 29, 2009

July 2009

• Bloomberg: Measure to Improve Food Safety Approved by House

  July 31, 2009

• Reuters: US House Defeats Sweeping Reform of Food Safety

  July 29, 2009

• Bloomberg: Measure to Overhaul Food-Safety Laws Fails in House

  July 29, 2009

• Wall Street Journal: House to Vote on Food-Safety Legislation

  July 28, 2009

June 2009

• Oklahoman: Agriculture Prime Target of  Bad Bill

  (Op-Ed by Ranking Member Lucas) 

  June 21, 2009

• Congress Daily: House GOP Blasts Pace Of Climate Measure  
  June 19,  2009

• Bixby Bulletin: Lucas Responds to the Energy & Commerce Committee Passing Food Safety Measure
  June 17, 2009

• Bixby Bulletin: Q & A from The Ag Committee Hearing on Cap & Trade Bill

  June 12,  2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Democrats and Republicans Denounce Waxman-Markey Climate  Change Bill in House Ag Committee Hearing
  June 12,  2009

• Oklahoman: U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas Fights Greenhouse Gas Bill
  June 12,  2009

• Stillwater News Press: Lucas Pushes for Ag Answers
  June 10,  2009

• Wisconsin Ag Connection: Republicans: Vilsack Changed Direction on Role Over Ag Offsets Program
  June 9, 2009

• Reuters: More Agriculture Groups Announce Opposition to Cap & Trade Bill
  June 5, 2009

• Bixby Bulletin: More Agriculture Groups Announce Opposition to Cap & Trade Bill
  June 5, 2009

• The Hill: Waxman-Markey Measure Portends Devastating Results

  (Op-Ed by Ranking Member Lucas)

  June 4, 2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Congressman Lucas Asks USDA's Vilsack, What is Your Cap and Trade Plan for Agriculture?
  June 3, 2009

May 2009

• High Plains Journal: Lucas to Co-Chair Rural America Solutions Group
  May 22, 2009

• Wisconsin Ag Connection: Lucas: More Groups Are Against Cap and Trade Legislation
  May 22, 2009

• New York Times: House Ag Panel Members Look for Ways to be Heard on Climate Plan
  May 21, 2009

• Farm Futures: Farm Bureau, Representatives Express Concern About Current Climate Legislation
  May 19, 2009

• Domestic Fuel: House Bill Seeks to Improve Renewable Fuels Standard
  May  18, 2009

• Reuters: Obama Administration Mum on Derivatives Regulator
  May 14,  2009

• Enid News and Eagle: Farmer's Burden
  May 14, 2009

April 2009

• Roll Call: GOP Forms Task Force to Focus  on Rural Issues
  April 30, 2009

• Oklahoman: Congressman Frank Lucas Sees President Barack Obama as Foe to Farmers
  April 30,  2009

• Bixby Bulletin: Lucas Highlights Cap and Trade Concerns with Farm Broadcasters
  April 29, 2009

• News 9: Oklahoma Cattlemen Oppose Cow Flatulence Fee
  April 14, 2009

• Woodward News: Lucas Says Economy Will Improve
  April 8,  2009
  

March 2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Congressman Line Up to Sign Letter to Protest Actively Engaged Rules USDA is Using in 2009 Farm Program Signup
  March 20, 2009

February 2009

• Farm Futures: Direct Payment Proposal Concerns Farm  Groups; Legislators
  February 27, 2009
  

• Tulsa World: Proposal on Farms  Plowed by Lucas
  February 27, 2009

• The Daily Oklahoman: Obama Budget Irks Oklahoma Delegation
  February 27,  2009

• Enid News and Eagle: Lucas Wants to Protect Agricultural Subsidies
  February 27,  2009

• Congressional Quarterly: Farm Subsidy Changes Draw Resistance on Hill
  February 27,  2009

• Washington Times: Lawmakers Reject Obama Plan to Cut Farm Aid
  February 26,  2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Congressman Frank Lucas Calls USDA Chief Vilsack Out Over Direct Payment Criticism
  February 26, 2009

• KTUL News Channel 8: Lucas Wants to Protect Ag Subsidies
  February 26,  2009

• Congressional Quarterly: Stimulus Plans at Odds Over Program to Offer Fixed-Rate Loans to Farmers
  February 11, 2009

• GRAINNET: U.S. House Ag Committee Hears Testimony on Derivatives Markets Transparency
  February 4, 2009 

• Bloomberg: Peterson Says ‘Naked’ Credit Swaps Ban Not Permanent
  February 3,  2009

January 2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Congressman Lucas Announces  Subcommittee Minority Leadership for House Ag Committee
  January 23,  2009

• Congress Daily: New Membership On House Panel Shifts Locus To Plains
  January 23,  2009

• Bixby Bulletin: Lucas Names Nicole Scott as Staff Director for House Agriculture Committee
  January 19, 2009

• Enid News and Eagle: Helping Farmers Survive, Thrive

  (Op-Ed by Ranking Member Lucas)

  January 16, 2009

• Enid News and Eagle: Challenges Still Lie Ahead for Farm-Friendly Ag Chief
  January 15,  2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: House Ag Republicans Named by Congressman Lucas
  January 13,  2009 

• High Plains Journal: Who's In, Who's Out and What to Watch for In Washington
  January 13,  2009

• Ponca City News: Frank Lucas to Serve on  House Committee
  January 11, 2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Congressman Frank Lucas Organizing His House Ag Committee Minority Office-Names Nicole Scott as Staff Director
  January 9,  2009

• Congressional Quarterly: Farm Finances and Rural Infrastructure Need Help, Lawmakers Say
  January  8, 2009

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Congressman Frank Lucas Formally Takes Over Ranking Minority Position on US House Ag Committee

  January 6, 2009

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