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Food, Conservation, and Energy Security Act of 2008--Veto Message from the President of the United States

Date: May 21, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Conservative Agriculture and Food Energy


FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2008--VETO MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 110-115) -- (House of Representatives - May 21, 2008)

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Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage my colleagues to join me in voting to override the President's veto of the farm bill. It's a widely held axiom that good agriculture policy is good Federal policy. This farm bill is a fulfillment of that statement.

This legislation will continue a safety net for America's producers and consumers, while providing a proper return on investment to the American taxpayer. The food and fiber commodity market is an extremely unpredictable place in which our producers have no ability to set their prices for their products.

Furthermore, farmers and ranchers in all areas of the world are forced to deal with uncontrollable production risks that could at any time wipe out an entire year's income at a moment's notice. These are fundamentals that will never change, and I firmly believe that we'll always have a need for policies and mechanisms to address these issues.

This long overdue and extremely important piece of legislation, once law, will return a sense of certainty to farmers and ranchers of rural America.

The farm bill has an important impact on every single American, and I strongly support this bipartisan act, and urge my colleagues to override the President's veto.

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