Rand Paul actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you for holding these hearings because I think they are very important."

"The systematic destruction of the value of our money has not helped our consumers; our consumers are destroyed by the loss of their purchasing power."

"But here in this country, if you happen to want to use silver and gold as legal tender, you go to jail."

"This is an affront to the Constitution which will be exacerbated if we transfer more power to the Federal Reserve without mandating that all its Governors be appointees of those who are elected by the..."