Rand Paul: “reserving the right to object. I think it is interesting, as we follow the debate this evening, and people watching at…”

“reserving the right to object. I think it is interesting, as we follow the debate this evening, and people watching at home may be interested because it kind of turns on some inside baseball things, and you are not sure what to know or believe. One side says they are ready to vote, and the other side says we are ready to vote. That is the way it has kind of been, except for one side wants to vote only on what they want to vote on and they have agreed to beforehand. The other side wants an open debate, where we would have amendments. That is the side I am on. I have been arguing all day, basically, to have open amendments, and I want to do an amendment that would say that, basically, we should obey the spending limits. Instead of having a $1 trillion debt, we should obey our spending limits. So it is about open debate. It is about voting. I am all in favor of voting, I am in favor of voting right now, and I have offered the other side a 15-minute vote on containing or retaining the spending caps. So I object because I think there should be amendments, and there should be sufficient debate on this subject. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Texas.”