Blunt Votes Against Farm Bill

House Republican Whip Roy Blunt said he voted against this year's farm bill because Democratic leaders used it as a "vehicle to raise taxes."

He said the Democratic bill discourages foreign investment in America and raises the cost of energy.

“Democratic leaders took a seminal piece of farm policy and used it as a vehicle to raise taxes – both on foreign companies who invest capital in America and create jobs here, and domestic energy producers who explore for natural gas in the deepest waters offshore," Blunt said in a statement. "In doing that, Democrats turned a bill that would have sailed through this House and grabbed the attention of the Senate into yet another partisan campaign to raise taxes, displace jobs, and render America less competitive abroad," Southwest Missouri's Congressman said.

Here's a write-up of the House bill passed.

Unlike Rep. Blunt, other Missouri Republicans -- like Rep. Jo Ann Emerson -- broke with their party to support the bill.

Still, Blunt said the bill includes a number of good provisions. He said as the bill moves towards the Senate, he hopes changes are made.

The President has vowed to veto the current bill. The Senate plans to take up its version in September.