Rand Paul actually said...

If we are going to wait until China has a perfect human rights record and is a democracy and looks like America, we will never trade with China.

Paul argues against waiting for perfect conditions to engage in trade.

09/04/2018

More Rand Paul Quotes

I do, frankly, though, blame the policymakers often. And I think they deserve some rebuke or some discussion of what the policy is.

I guess my question is, do we create more terrorists than we kill when we go in and kill a handful of people in a remote village in Yemen?

I think there is a difference. And, I think that that is the whole point here, is that looking in someone's luggage for an immediate threat ...

I can tell you I am not happy with the policy, and I wish it were different.