Rand Paul actually said...

"I cannot think of a better way to describe how dysfunctional Congress is with its power of the purse."

"Missing appropriation deadlines have consequences. It causes uncertainty in agencies and delays plans, which may increase cost to the taxpayer."

"We spent $79 million on an Embassy in Mazar-e-Sharif. Never opened."

"I think there is an argument to be made that our national security is actually made more perilous the more we spend and the longer we stay there."