An effective battle against obesity should be fought with personal responsibility in health care, not by government decree.

We're providing to our citizens a right to use fireworks in a safe manner.

The previous bill was a sham, and as a result, we have a lot of citizens breaking the law. My intent with this bill is to make sure Hoosiers who want to safely practice the discharge of fireworks can do that.

This is an important issue we need to deal with.