Frank Lucas actually said...

"My goal with these hearings is two-fold."

"We believe the proposed regulations are unnecessarily narrow, impose onerous reporting obligations on commercial market participants, and lack the flexibility necessary to ensure that the legitimate h..."

"We are extremely concerned about the direction taken by the Commodity Trading Futures Commission (``CFTC'') in its proposed rules with respect to bona fide hedging."

"I do believe the Secretary has agriculture's best interests at heart, and I want to work with him to be an advocate for farmers and ranchers both inside the Administration and here in Congress."