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Speaking to a packed crowd at City Hall Wednesday, Third District Republican Congressman Frank Lucas moved quickly to defuse the audience.
WASHINGTON — Some members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation are venturing out into the towns they represent amid a pitched national debate about health care reform.
Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne, led the fight last week against a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration broad new powers to regulate food safety. The bill passed the House 283-142 and now must be considered by members of the Senate.
If there is one message I have received loud and clear during my town hall meetings this year it has been this: Our health care system needs reform. However, most people have argued the answer is not a federal government-run health care system in this country. Instead, they tell me their biggest concerns are cost and access.
In yet another example of the negative impact of overreaching federal power without the benefit of careful consideration, the majority leadership forced the passage of H.R.
On its second try, the House passed a sweeping food safety bill that would create new traceability requirements for the food supply chain and strengthen facility inspections.
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives failed Wednesday to pass an ambitious food-safety plan that's dividing rural lawmakers and the nation's farm groups.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House defeated a proposed sweeping reform of the federal food safety system on Wednesday amid complaints it would bury small farmers in paperwork with no assurance of an increase in inspections.