“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordApril 16, 2024
I do not know on what principles of reasoning it is that good men think that the public ought to pay more for a thing that they would themselves if they were buying it themselves.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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Rand Paul criticizes government reasoning on public funding for services.

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