Frank Lucas

If it is not utilized, it is going to wind up in the Atlantic or the Pacific, correct?

Not many months ago, at this very table, in one of the very chairs you are sitting in, we had the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to visit with us, who stood and attempted to defend the Waters of the U.S. rule.

The 1980s and the 1930s, were bad Federal policy almost destroyed entire generations of farmers.

Some of those things we cannot help. Mother Nature is Mother Nature, the weather is the weather.

I represent, of course, a district that has a huge amount state border with the great State of Kansas.

In just two years, the United States will have the ability to return to the Moon with the Space Launch System and Orion for the first time in 40 years.

Those of us who've worked with any of these kind of matters knows that a lot of this comes down to what kind of discount rate is calculated in your projections.

Once again, let's turn this amendment down. Let's turn back all of these amendments. If anything, this amendment appears to try to fix the problem that one company has in one sector in one region of the world. Some people might define that…

My colleagues, I would urge you to reject this amendment and all the amendments. This process should have happened 6 months ago. It should have happened in committee. It should have happened in regular order. But we weren't allowed to do…

I very much appreciate the opportunity to respond. I think that probably it is better that you finish the discussion.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Before we begin the hearing this morning, I want to take a couple of moments to reflect on the tragic events that unfolded at my alma mater, Oklahoma State University, this past weekend.

We should all be very proud of all the land-grants.

Our responsibility it to protect the citizens from the king and his government.

Years ago, I was told as a young legislator that there's a fine line between doing things for people and doing things to people.

I think it's worth noting the comments from Chairman of the EPA Science Advisory Board that stated that data used to justify regulations should be made publicly available.

I think we should remember that.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And perhaps for a moment before we get into a lot of the details, considering the 80th anniversary of the founding of the NRCS's predecessor not many days ago, the 30th anniversary of CRP, we almost need to take a…

You don't negotiate from a position of surrender. You negotiate from a position of strength.

I view the Export-Import Bank as one of those tools in the battle with 60 other countries around the world.

The big difference is interest rates. We don't have 18 or 20 percent interest that a farmer told me Jesus Christ himself couldn't pay 20 percent interest.

That is a very polite way of saying the old guy, and I appreciate that, Mr. Chairman.

In the nature of criminal activity, the desire of the criminal, of course, is to bleed the process, but not to kill the patient.

There is no way that the Oklahoma delegation can express our thanks to the country for the help over the last 20 years, but with this moment of silence just now, we ask that everyone, 2 minutes after 9, central time, this Sunday morning…

Thank you, Congressman Cole. I certainly want to acknowledge Congressman Mullin and Congressman Bridenstine. We work as a family delegation, so to speak, in the Oklahoma delegation. Now, Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield to Congressman…

Please stop helping us, Congressman.