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Oklahoma Republicans Tom Cole, Mary Fallin, Frank Lucas and John Sullivan each voted to uphold the veto while Democrat Dan Boren voted to override. The final vote was 273-156 with 286 votes needed to override.
This is no intended slight on Congressman Lucas, but him being the featured speaker for a fundraiser for the former Speaker of the House, tells how low Hastert has fallen since the Democrats’ regained control of the House. Does anyone know who he is outside of Oklahoma?
BY BEACON NEWS STAFF
U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert’s annual Farmers’ Picnic is set for Friday at the Sandwich Fairgrounds.
Oklahoma Republican Rep. Frank Lucas will be the main speaker at the fundraiser, scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Hastert for Congress Committee.
“Congressman Lucas has been a leading Republican voice for agriculture in the United States Congress for more than 10 years, and is now a driving force in moving our agenda through Congress,” Hastert said.