Rand Paul: “There is no reason for Congress to risk it.”

The bill before us grants the Executive Branch the power to raise nearly $500 billion dollars in revenue. I hope I am not the only Republican left in Congress who is horrified by a bill that proposes to raise taxes by half a trillion…

It’s a good legal discussion, and we will make those legal points to DOJ in sending the referral over.

We are voting on whether a witness who has received the benefit of a sweeping federal pardon can be ordered by this committee to answer questions and then defy that order without consequence.

That needs to be debated by the country. Is the knowledge of creating viruses that could kill the world worth the risks? And I don't think it is.