My litmus test for the One, Big, Not-so-beautiful Bill was simple: Does it grow our national debt? The answer is yes. The deficit in 2026 will be $270 billion more than it was this year. That's why I voted against this bill.
Rand Paul explains his opposition to the bill based on its impact on national debt.
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We will hand carry this over to the attorney general. We will hand carry this to the district court here in (the District of) Columbia.
I have no doubt that the authors of this bill genuinely want to protect children, but the bill they have written promises to be a Pandora's box of unintended consequences.
If good intentions created laws, or created good laws, there would be no need for congressional debate.
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