Frank Lucas actually said...

"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."

"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..."

"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."

"I look forward to hearing the testimony of Secretary Vilsack and the views of my colleagues on the state of the farm economy and on the direction of Federal farm policies that could make or break it."