Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]

Washington news briefs, June 3

2012-06-03T01:01:56Z

Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has defended the program, saying limits on subsidies could discourage participation and threaten its integrity. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider the ...

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Roll Call

2012-06-03T01:00:00Z

...the taxpayers' dollars." The vote Thursday was 386 yeas to 28 nays. DB: Dan Boren (D) TC: Tom Cole (R) JL: James Lankford (R) FL: Frank Lucas (R) JS: John Sullivan (R) House vote Issue DB TC JL FL JS Vote 1: Y Y Y Y Y Vote 2: Y Y Y Y Y Vote 3: Y Y Y Y Y

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Farmers pushing to keep crop insurance in new farm bill

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...to 2011, our income increased 50 percent," she said. "But our expenses increased 58 percent." House Ag Committee chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., recently discussed a farm safety net to ensure that, "dramatic swings in commodity prices and volatile weathe

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Letter: Rep. Frank Lucas supported dangerous resolution

2012-05-31T23:16:56Z

As catastrophic as a U.S. war with Iran would be, Rep. Frank Lucas voted for a resolution supporting Israel’s position that Iran not be allowed to enrich uranium for their nuclear power plants. The resolution that passed in the U.S. House of ...

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House Agriculture Committee urged to consider specialty crops in farm bill

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...about the need to defend specialty crop programs and to swiftly pass the farm bill. The letter, addressed to Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas, committee chairman, and Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, ranking member, requests “full and fair consideration to th

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House Agriculture Committee urged to consider specialty crops in farm bill

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

House Agriculture Committee urged to consider specialty crops in farm bill

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

POLITICO Influence: Lobbyists dish

2012-05-30T14:28:24Z

Read Dave’s full story here: http://politi.co/KWkeiL -- Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) will conduct the latest in a series of breakfast fundraisers at 8:30 a.m. Thursday on Capitol Hill. The minimum donation is $500 per individual, $1,000 per PAC ...

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Muscatine Kiwanis Club packs a lot of questions into a half-hour with Sen. Grassley during town hall

2012-05-29T22:07:43Z

That’s because, according to Grassley, Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, prefers price supports be continued on commodities including cotton, peanuts and rice, as do many other southern legislators, “If we don’t .

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Roll Call

2012-05-27T01:00:00Z

...and other combat areas. The vote, May 18, was 299 yeas to 120 nays. DB: Dan Boren(D) TC: Tom Cole(R) JL: James Lankford(R) FL: Frank Lucas(R) JS: John Sullivan(R) House vote Issue DB TC JL FL JS Vote 1: N Y Y Y Y Vote 2: N N Y N Y Vote 3: N N N N N Vote

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Noem Fires Back On Attack Ad

2012-05-24T23:03:46Z

On June 23, 2011, Oklahoma congressman Frank Lucas, the chair of the House Agriculture Committee, attempted to introduce Noem at her very first meeting. He soon realized she wasn't there and the committee responded in laughter. "I think the clip ...

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USA - Congress know the cost of everything and the value on nothing

2012-05-24T15:47:06Z

“Apparently our Republican colleagues are kind of worried about what we were going to propose,” said Representative Chris Van Hollen ... as possible,” said Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, an Oklahoma Republican. Democrats “would ...

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Senate Farm Bill Not A Sure Thing

2012-05-22T14:37:54Z

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and ranking member Collin Peterson ... Conaway added that he thinks a proposal made by Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, the Supplemental Coverage Option, is on the right track.

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Oklahoma's congressmen file financial reports

2012-05-21T03:19:03Z

Republicans Sen. Jim Inhofe and Rep. Frank Lucas last week reported outside income exceeding their $174,000 congressional salaries, while GOP Sen. Tom Coburn and Rep. Tom Cole also may have topped their government earnings. On the financial ...

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Uncertain future: Lawmakers try to find compromise on farm bill reauthorization

2012-05-20T10:22:34Z

The House is working on its version. Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, recently criticized the Senate bill, saying it isn’t fair to all farmers and favors a few commodities like corn and soybeans. Southern lawmakers

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Roll Call

2012-05-20T01:00:00Z

...justification for spending an additional $400 million on a weapons program that simply doesn't work." An opponent, Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., said the program "is the only tested system that we have that defends the homeland of the United States agains

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House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Hearing

2012-05-18T06:14:24Z

Before I go any further, I would also like to thank my Congressman Chairman Frank Lucas for his leadership of this House process and for recognizing the importance of fair treatment for sorghum and identifying its water-saving advantages. I am currently ..

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Charting a Path To Reauthorizing Free Markets and Ending Statism

2012-05-17T15:55:24Z

An insightful model for the flood insurance and farm programs is what Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX ... legislation being proposed by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow ...

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House Farm Bill Version Remains Work in Progress

2012-05-17T02:19:22Z

In his opening remarks, Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., says the committees are wrapping up final hearings before final work on the bill begins. The work on crop insurance and Title I commodity programs is important. Lucas points to his own experience on an ...

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House Farm Bill Version Remains Work in Progress

2012-05-17T01:50:44Z