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Frank Lucas: “If you have a fly detection, there's going to be a…”

Featuring: Frank Lucas, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, District 3

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#003 Congressman Frank Lucas - Farm Bills, Screwworms, and Fighting for the Panhandle

Published | Video Starts at 39:37

And understand the hundred million flies I suspect are being prioritized in, in Texas, New Mexico, which means it'll take longer to push them back in old Mexico. But as more production comes online, we'll get that under control. There's some issues. If you have a fly detection, there's going to be a quarantine for a period of time around you, probably 12 miles. We're all going to spray for flies more frequently than we ever have. We're all going to be paranoid watching our cattle, whether cow calf or feedlot or wherever they are, we're going to use more chemicals. (39:37–39:43)

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