Junkmans Gems Sep 6, 2009
Frank Lucas sent me a flier explaining how the government is here to help us all. I would be more likely to believe he cared if it had not been sent to Residential Customer; Third Congressional Dist. Cleo got a credit card application with her last name misspelled. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
More of this story Sep 4, 2009
Frank Lucas; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Regional Conservationist Tom Christensen, former Washington County commissioner Lee Chew and Caney Valley Conservation District Chairman Kirk Darnell. The six Double Creek Watershed Dams were built between 1954 and 1955 for flood control and they provide protection for 3,800 acres of land, U.S. Highway 75 and the town of Ramona. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots; 'Snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef'... Aug 9, 2009
Frank Lucas, an Oklahoma Republican who traveled as well ... Frank Lucas (R., Okla. (The Drudge Report)
Lucas announces more August Town Hall Meetings Aug 3, 2009
Congressman Frank Lucas is pleased to announce upcoming town hall meetings to be held in Kay, Noble, Garfield, Grant, Alfalfa, and Woods counties. All residents of these locations are invited to attend a meeting and express their opinions. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
On 2nd Try, House Passes Food Safety Bill Aug 1, 2009
Frank Lucas, the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, led the charge against the legislation. "The bill still goes too far in the direction of trying to produce food from a bureaucrat's chair in Washington D.C.," Lucas said. (CBS News)
If Okla. Makes English the Official Language, Feds Threaten Funding Cuts Jul 30, 2009
Frank Lucas added, Our country benefits from the diversity of our people, stated Lucas. However, throughout our history, it has been our common language that binds us as one nation. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
House passes climate-change plan, an Obama priority Jun 27, 2009
Republican Frank Lucas of Oklahoma called the measure "the single largest economic threat to our farmers and ranchers in decades," saying it would increase their energy costs. "I will not make my constituents poorer so others can get richer at their expense," he said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Farm Belt wins U.S. climate bill points: lawmaker Jun 25, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The bill advancing in the U.S. House of Representatives will reward farmers who plant trees or take other steps to control greenhouse gases, and remove for five years an obstacle to corn-based ethanol, farm-panel Chairman Collin Peterson said on Wednesday. Later in the day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after meeting with a group of moderate Republicans, told reporters it was her "hope" the climate bill will be debated and passed on Friday. (Scientific American)
Biotech seed bill tabled by Montana senators Mar 26, 2009
Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and eight other Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee have asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reconsider a plan that would make farmers release their tax records. Lucas, the committee's ranking GOP member, and the others made the request in a letter sent to Vilsack on Wednesday, calling the plan an "invasion of privacy" that "is clearly against Congressional intent.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Hill Clout: California Is Still Golden Mar 16, 2009
Frank Lucas (R) new post as ranking member of the Agriculture Committee and Rep. Tom Cole s (R) assignment on the Appropriations Committee after two years of purgatory helming the National Republican Congressional Committee. (Roll Call)
