From The Louisville Courier-Journal: Rand Paul one of two senators to vote against 9/11 victims' fund bill
Berry Craig
By PHILIP M. BAILEY
Kentucky's junior senator was one of two lawmakers who voted against a measure Tuesday that ensures the fund to help 9/11 victims and first responders never runs out of money.
Republican Rand Paul said he couldn't "in good conscience" vote yes, because of his fiscal conservative beliefs that federal spending must be curtailed.
"While I support our heroic first responders, I can’t in good conscience vote for legislation which to my dismay remains unfunded," Paul tweeted after the Senate vote. "We have a nearly trillion dollar deficit and $22 trillion in debt. Spending is out of control."