Rand Paul

I think we have to remember the seen and the unseen, and the unseen is the money that has to come from somewhere.

If you are rejecting 5 percent of State Department visas, maybe that means you are just doing a good supplementary job to the State Department. However, if you are rejecting 30 percent, maybe it means the State Department is not doing a…

Those million people may also include a lot of U.S. citizens who are just coming back from a long-time trip to London.

I am concerned about the lawlessness south of our border and the extent to which that lawlessness creeps across the border.

Could some of them be potential attackers? The people who attacked us on September 11, 2001, were here on student visas.

The thing I am still concerned about is, once people enter the country, how do we know if they are overstaying their visas?

So there are a million people coming into the United States every day from other countries.

I think we are wasting resources and not doing good enough police work.

I think there is a big picture here that we still need to be pursuing as far as the safety of our country is concerned.

Since September 11, 2001, we have begun to treat everyone as a potential terrorist.

I wonder if we are adequately monitoring these people. Are we doing a good enough screening process?

Corruption of our law enforcement personnel is a problem, but I am also worried about their physical safety.

I do not get a good feeling that a decade after September 11, 2001, we know where everyone in the country is who is on a student visa.

this amendment will raise the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion. This will comply with the President's budget. Many on the other side asked for a clean vote on raising the debt ceiling. Because I really want to get along and go along, I want…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To implement the President's request to increase the statutory…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 414. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support for H. Con. Res. 51. We need to pass this resolution to send a very strong message. We have been told by those who oppose this message that we should not have an abrupt…

I am pleased today to come to the floor of the Senate to talk about the PATRIOT Act. I am pleased we have cracked open the door that will shed some light on the PATRIOT Act. I wish the door were open wider, the debate broader and more…

I will finish up then. As we go forward on these, I would hope there would be some deliberation and that the vote, as it goes forward, people will think about that we need to balance our freedoms with our security. I think we all want…

in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment…

The last nail is being driven into the coffin of the American Republic. Yet Congress remains in total denial as our liberties are rapidly fading before our eyes. The process is propelled by unwarranted fear and ignorance as to the true…

in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment…

in accordancewith rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment…

in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S. 1074, as follows: S. 1074 Be…

in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and…