Nov 10, 2011
Mr. President, I rise today in support of clean air, clean water, electricity, and jobs. I think we can have a clean environment and jobs, but not if we let this administration continue to pass job- killing regulations. These new…
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Rand Paul is an American politician and physician currently serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky, a position he has held since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is known for his strong libertarian views, advocating for limited government and individual liberties. Throughout his tenure, Paul has focused on issues such as healthcare reform, fiscal responsibility, and civil liberties, often challenging both Republican and Democratic leadership on various policies.
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Nov 10, 2011
There are emotions and there are facts. The facts are that emissions have been declining for six decades. The current rules are working. If you vote for increased regulations, you are voting to kill jobs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…
Nov 10, 2011
Mr. President, I rise in support of clean air, clean water, electricity, and jobs. Interestingly, the other side hasn't read the EPA v. North Carolina opinion that says the regulations were not overturned. We are arguing for keeping in the…
Nov 10, 2011
Mr. President, I rise in support of the Republican jobs plan. I think it is very important that the American people know there are different visions about how we would create jobs in this country, whether the jobs should be created by the…
Nov 10, 2011
Madam President, I rise in support of clean air, clean water, electricity, and jobs. We need to, if we are going to maintain our economy, discontinue and not overreach with job-killing regulations. We are asking for the continuation of the…
Nov 9, 2011
Those who say balancing the budget would be extreme, I think what is extreme is a $1.5 trillion deficit. We are en route now, at the rate we are spending money, to a decade within which the budget will be consumed by entitlements and…
Nov 9, 2011
The line-item veto, interestingly, that the Senator proposed and got to the floor in the form of a bill separate from this has cosponsors from both parties. It does have bipartisan support. Many on the other side of the aisle see some of…
Nov 9, 2011
I think the overriding message--and I appreciate the comments from the Senator from Ohio--is that we have a jobs plan and we have our ideas. There is overlap in our ideas with some of the ideas from the other side. The message is, we are…
Nov 9, 2011
I hope this is the beginning of a conversation with the other side and with the President. I told the President personally that I want to help with the problems we have in our country. We have 14 million people out of work, with 2 million…
Nov 9, 2011
Yes. Routinely, decade after decade, polls show anywhere from 75 or 80 percent or more support a balanced budget amendment. We need it, because we have shown ourselves to be fiscally irresponsible. Through the years, we have had…
Nov 1, 2011
Three million dollars was spent on a turtle tunnel. Do you want to keep spending on turtle tunnels or fix our bridges? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The time of the Senator has expired. Under the previous order, 60 votes are required…
Nov 1, 2011
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To reallocate 10 percent of the amounts…
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