On the recordMay 21, 2008
But we've heard a lot recently about where this country is in regards to its energy policy. We've heard a lot recently about the high cost of food and foodstuffs, and whether or not that has been related to this country's energy policy. You can call it what you want. Call it Murphy's Law, Newton's Third Law, or just the plain old law of unintended consequences, but when a government as large as ours is, and I assure you, after being here for 5 years, it is an extremely large Federal Government; but when a government as large as ours mandates the use of anything, there will be downstream effects, downrange effects that sometimes you can't predict and certainly are beyond your control. A case in point is the growing crisis of food versus fuel and the debate that rages in Congress.
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