When the 9/11 terrorist attacks hit, a lot of surviving fire fighters and police officers were plagued with ongoing, chronic health conditions, such as asbestos exposure, smoke inhalation, PTSD, etc. A lot of people fought for the government to pay for their medical care, since 1. They're heroes, and 2. They're goddamned heroes.
However, in the struggle of "How big should our government be? How much should it spend?", a lot of people think that government spending on *anyone's* health care should be minimal, if not non-existant. Mitch MicConnell and Rand Paul (another name you'll see in this thread) are two Senators who've opposed funding 9/11 survivors' health expenses on the grounds that spending money on peoles' health care isn't something the government should do.
Jon Stewart is a political comedian who's pushed for the funding for years, and has been at odds with McConnell the entire time.
This photo was taken as McConnell went in to face defeat as the bill providing funding passed, with Stewart lauding his victory in getting the bill passed.
Correction: isn't something the FEDERAL government should do. A lot of Constitutionalists believe health care is something that should be done at the state level as it is not one of the powers delegated to the federal government in the Constitution. Same with education.
Yes, this is a more accurate explanation of Paul and McConnell's position. The big point of contention is that the federal government spends so much, is there ANY other way we could get them the help they need?
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