Rand Paul: “This bill puts our economy, though, at risk by creating presumptions of service connection for the most common of…”

“This bill puts our economy, though, at risk by creating presumptions of service connection for the most common of ailments. The legislation also creates a presumption of service connection for global war on terror veterans for asthma. The CDC estimates that one in 12 people have asthma, which is approximately 25 million Americans. This bill would cost hundreds of billions of dollars, at a time when the national debt is climbing over $30 trillion.”