Our job should not be to expand wasteful government programs but to get government out of the way of true charity.
Rand Paul: “Our job should not be to expand wasteful government programs but to get government out of the way of true charity.”
On the recordMay 10, 2011
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Senator Paul advocates for reducing government involvement in charity.
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