Rand Paul: “in reserving the right to object, I am disappointed that the Democrats will again today block the Iron Dome funding as…”

“in reserving the right to object, I am disappointed that the Democrats will again today block the Iron Dome funding as paid for. I think it is important that we do support our allies. I am in support of the Iron Dome funding, but I think, at the very least, it should be paid for. We have offered them various permutations of this--either the entire $6 billion from the Afghan reconstruction fund or $1 billion. We have offered them other alternatives to look at other funding in government that already exists to see if we could pay for this. So the real reluctance is on the Democrats' part to pay for aid, and the thing is that we can't just blindly keep giving money away without repercussions. We are $30 trillion in debt. So I am disappointed today that the Democrats will block the Iron Dome funding as paid for, and I do object to the underlying proposition. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.”