I have no idea what he's talking about here. "A tax increase?" Pure BS. And the argument about "high food prices" is BS as well -- farm subsidies support the US's "cheap food policy." In other words, subsidies decrease the cost of food.
Thankfully, an override is a near certainty.
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.
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