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August Recess Farm Bill Update- House Ag Committee Chair Frank Lucas
Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:54:35 CDT
What some people call the best one day beef cattle industry seminar in the country attracted the Chairman of the House Ag Committee and his wife on Saturday- Oklahoma's third district Congressman Frank Lucas traveled from Roger Mills County in far west central Oklahoma to southern Oklahoma, accompanying his wife Lynda, who is in charge of their family's beef cattle herd. The Lucas family showed up at the Symposium as cattle producers Frank and Lynda Lucas- and spent the day hearing about the challenges and opportunities facing the US cattle industry today.
Lucas was asked to provide a farm bill update during the lunch hour- and he graciously did so, discussing his hopes to see enough outcry arise from the countryside during August that would pressure the GOP leadership into providing floor time for a farm bill debate in September.
Earlier that morning- we talked with Congressman Lucas as he strolled through the trade show- talking farm bill issues, including if regular order is still an option or not- and what may lie ahead in September that could mean a 2012 farm bill might result. With the news just a few minutes old, we also discussed the decision of the Mitt Romney campaign to choose Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to be the Republican Vice President candidate.
Click on the LISTEN BAR below to listen to our full conversation with Congressman Lucas in Ardmore on Saturday morning, August 11.
Ron Hays talks with House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas about finding a way to get the House Ag Committee Farm Bill moving.
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