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.
Rand Paul explains his opposition to the veterans' health care bill, citing economic concerns.
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The amendment would protect freedom of speech and prevent the government from trying to restrict speech by sending the FBI to Twitter headquarters or sending the FBI to Facebook and threatening them.
Free minds and parental guidance are the best means to protect our children online.
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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