BREAKING: Bush Vetoes Fat Porker Farm Bill
WASHINGTON — President Bush vetoed the $300 billion farm bill on Wednesday, calling it a tax increase on regular Americans at a time of high food prices in the face of a near-certain override by Congress.
It was the 10th veto of Bush’s presidency. But since it passed both houses of Congress with veto-proof majorities, his action was likely to be canceled out by new votes.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said lawmakers should think twice before they do that.
“Members are going to have to think about how they will explain these votes back in their districts at a time when prices are on the rise,” she said. “People are not going to want to see their taxes increase.”
The bill approved earlier this month includes increased subsidies for farmers and food stamps for the poor. With grocery prices going up dramatically, the measure also was sprinkled with pet projects that lawmakers can take home to voters this election year.
Perino said the bill is $20 billion over the current baseline — “way too much to ask taxpayers right now.”
“This bill is bloated,” she said. “When grocery bills are on the rise, Congress is asking families to pay more in subsidies to wealthy farmers at a time of record farm profits.”
(AP)
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Yeah right, i would cut off subsidies to farmers right now. they had some on the news talking about how they were expecting to make 100,000 this year in profits because of the rising price of corn and everything else. why the hell should my tax dollars pay for someone who is making more than i am
May 21st, 2008 at 9:33 amIt’s a bit late to veto pork laden bills now. He should have done that when the Republicans still had control of the House & Senate, perhaps we’d still have control if he had.
May 21st, 2008 at 9:35 amBend over Kurt and take it like a good comrade.
In the meantime the fucking house is going to sue OPEC. Yea that’ll scare ‘em!
May 21st, 2008 at 9:37 am
Gramps, I double down on that.
May 21st, 2008 at 10:03 amGramps
no truer words have been spoken
May 21st, 2008 at 10:33 amLouie trying to spend our money again?
May 21st, 2008 at 12:02 pm