Political Quotes

Rand Paul: “So you are saying, if you buy $300 billion worth of U.S. Government debt, that is not inflationary.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
So you are saying, if you buy $300 billion worth of U.S. Government debt, that is not inflationary.
Said by
Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the inflationary impact of purchasing government debt.

Share

More from Rand Paul

Oct 2, 2026

I have no doubt that the authors of this bill genuinely want to protect children, but the bill they have written promises to be a Pandora's box of unintended consequences.

reason.com
Sep 24, 2026

But the problem is what we really need are scientists.

dailycaller.com
Aug 8, 2026

Today we will vote on 2 budgets: One spends $100 billion MORE and is not offset by cuts. Pure debt. The other budget actually cuts spending by $400 billion dollars! Call your legislators and demand they vote for NO MORE DEBT!

dailycaller.com

Other voices in this conversation