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

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FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2008--VETO MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentleman, Mr. Speaker, this bill requires our urgent action to override the President's veto. The American people are concerned about many, many things, but they are most concerned about the high cost of food and the high cost of gasoline. And as soon as this bill is made into law, we will deal with these two issues right away.

The first thing that this bill does to address the high cost of food and the high cost of gasoline is that we immediately look at the corn-based ethanol, and we reduce the tax credits on corn-based ethanol and we increase the tax credits on ethanol made from cellulosic materials, which are switch grass and pine straw.

The other reason why we need to make sure we override this veto is simply because, Mr. Speaker, this bill will reach out and bring in individual segments of our population that were left out. The African American farmers are entitled to their due, and this bill will require that African American farmers who in the past have been discriminated against will have this, and it provides millions of dollars for traditionally African American schools. That is why it is important that we override the veto of this bill.

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