I condemn the Democrats’ massive farm bill, which would increase our nation’s food costs. Americans are already having trouble making ends meet, gas prices are rising to unaffordable levels, and food costs are off the charts.

Right now, Congress has the historic opportunity to lower these prices before they continue to get worse. Instead, the Democrats bring to the floor a bill that only makes the issue worse. Why are we forcing our nation’s hard working taxpayers to pay more to put food on their table?

I urge Congress to reject the farm bill.  We have the time, the opportunity, and the duty to write a bill that is better — one that will actually lower, not raise, food prices in the U.S. and the across the globe.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 2:56 pm and is filed under Politics, Economy/Budget, Energy/Environment .