There's no reason to continue including language in the federal spending bill to prohibit the CDC and NIH from studying the causes or effects of gun violence on public health.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion.
There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or putting any significant restrictions on the kinds of guns they want.
There is no reason for the government to limit political speech.
The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech.
Perhaps the CDC should quit spending money on things like jazzercise, urban gardening, and massage therapy and direct that money to where it's appropriate in protecting the health of the American people.
Even if it's a national issue, the federal government cannot provide all the answers.
There is considerable merit to the notion of treating gun violence as a public health matter.
Violence does not contribute to anything.
There is no such thing as a federal personhood bill.
We can't allow domestic violence to become a campaign issue.