Rand Paul: “I rise in support of my amendment to pay for this economic stimulus package by removing less important spending from…”

“I rise in support of my amendment to pay for this economic stimulus package by removing less important spending from elsewhere in the budget. I would ask every American: If you were faced with a personal crisis and had to spend extra money and you had to spend extra money on food and medicine--money that you had to borrow from a relative--wouldn't you prioritize your resources and immediately stop loaning money to friends overseas for their children to go to, for example, space camp? Wouldn't you stop funding clown colleges in Argentina? If you had a true emergency like this pandemic, wouldn't you stop building roads and gas stations in Pakistan? If you had a true emergency like this corona pandemic, wouldn't you immediately stop spending money studying why drunk people fall down more than sober people? I ask my colleagues to stop wasting money in this time of crisis. Stop being a rubberstamp for wasteful spending. Do your jobs and prioritize our precious resources. It is our job and our responsibility to conserve these resources. Why is this important? Why shouldn't we just print or borrow the money instead of making cuts in things like foreign aid? Because next time, maybe in the not too distant future, our children may not even be able to borrow their way out of a crisis.…”