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Top Democrats and Republicans are already shooting down President Obama's plan to cut farm subsidies, dealing a blow to one of the cost-savings promises he laid out in his congressional address Tuesday night.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Members of Oklahoma's delegation said Tuesday they would work with President Obama and other members of Congress to bolster the nation's faltering economy, but they also criticized a $787 billion economic stimulus package and other proposals to deal with the crisis.
WASHINGTON — President Obama's first speech to a joint session of Congress drew mixed reviews from members of Oklahoma's congressional delegation Tuesday.
Reacting to President Barack Obama’s joint address Tuesday to Congress, U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas and Sen. Jim Inhofe said federal spending is out of control.
WASHINGTON — Just days after Congress passed a nearly $800 billion economic stimulus bill, Rep. Frank Lucas found big crowds at the town hall meetings he had scheduled in his western Oklahoma district.
Normally, people want to talk about agriculture and energy, he said.
I had the pleasure of speaking with U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne, on Wednesday when he was in town for an Edmond Chamber of Commerce reception.
Lucas said despite a sour economy he believes "Edmond is and has the potential to continue to be, the engine of economic growth.”
Some provisions of the $787 billion stimulus bill signed into law Tuesday by President Obama will be good for Edmond and Oklahoma, said U.S. Congressman Frank Lucas, at a reception Wednesday in his honor at the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama had his worst showing in Oklahoma in last year’s election, and so far he hasn’t gotten much support from members of the state’s mostly Republican congressional delegation.
With Congress on the verge of passing a broad, $789 billion economic stimulus bill, Oklahoma Congressional District 3 Representative Frank Lucas remains opposed to the legislation.
In a special phone interview Thursday, Lucas shared his thoughts on the bill and its potential.
With Congress on the verge of passing a broad, $789 billion economic stimulus bill, Oklahoma Congressional District 3 Representative Frank Lucas remains opposed to the legislation.
In a special phone interview Thursday, Lucas shared his thoughts on the bill and its potential.