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Rand Paul: Just moments ago, I made a budget point of order against a 4,155-page bill spending $1.7 trillion that was given to us…

On the recordDecember 22, 2022
Just moments ago, I made a budget point of order against a 4,155-page bill spending $1.7 trillion that was given to us in the middle of the night at 1:30 in the morning. The point of order was waived, as it always has been by the Senate. It has become far too easy for Congress to escape its own rules designed to prevent reckless spending. There hasn't been enough time for a single person to have read this entire bill. The bill and process ignores soaring inflation, rising interest rates, and our ballooning debt of $31 trillion. Enough is enough. I now ask my colleagues to support my amendment to raise the threshold to waive a budget point of order from three-fifths to two-thirds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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Dec 22, 2022

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