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Rand Paul

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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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Oct 18, 2010

When this debate ends, you will notice that I will not be shaking his hand tonight. I will not shake hands with someone who attacks my religion and attacks my Christian beliefs.

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Oct 18, 2010

You know, Jack, you know how we can tell when you're lying? It's when your lips are moving. OK?

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Oct 17, 2010

When this debate ends you'll notice that I will not be shaking his hand tonight. I will not shake hands with someone who attacks my religion and attacks my Christian beliefs.

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Oct 17, 2010

You just out-and-out lie because you have nothing to stand on. Run a race as a man. Stand up and be a man, instead of just calling me names.

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Oct 17, 2010

When this debate ends, you will notice that I will not be shaking his hand tonight. I will not shake hands with someone who attacks my religion and attacks my Christian beliefs.

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Oct 17, 2010

Now Jack Conway is attacking Rand Paul's faith. Rand Paul keeps Christ in his heart and in the life he shares with his wife and three boys.

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Oct 17, 2010

You just out and out lied because you have nothing to stand on. Run a race as a man, stand up and be a man instead of just calling me names.

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Oct 17, 2010

Step up. Cast aside these attacks on my personal religion. Jack, you should be ashamed of yourself. You should apologize. Have you no decency? Have you no shame?

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Jul 28, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation. It's called the Fair Sentencing Act. I'd like to rename it, though. I'd like to call it the Slightly Fairer Resentencing Act, because it really makes an attempt to correct a very, very…

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Jul 27, 2010

But the finances are certainly important. In the Congress, because we're slipping into this war, we have just recently granted $7.5 billion of aid to Pakistan. And what did they do with this money? Well, it's supposed to help rebuild their…

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Jul 27, 2010

Even though it is a privileged resolution, a privileged resolution has to qualify under the law, and under the War Powers Resolution, this does qualify. The question is, why are we doing it at this time? It seems like Pakistan is a minor…

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Jul 27, 2010

I would like to address the subject about hostilities. It is true that there are no armies facing each other and shooting and killing each other, no tanks, no conventional type of hostilities. We don't live in a conventional era and we…

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Jul 27, 2010

I think we have to deal in the overall policy. In many ways, we follow a schizophrenic type of foreign policy because, one time, they are our best friends, then later on they become our worst enemies. This was true with Saddam Hussein. In…

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Jul 27, 2010

What if it was always reported that freedom fighters were killed, as it was when they were our friends and our allies? The whole thing would change. But, no, we call them militants and we call them insurgents. But they were formerly our…

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Jul 15, 2010

The Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act makes a number of changes to the National Flood Insurance Program. Some of these changes are in the interests of taxpayers, such as the new restrictions on subsidies for second houses and vacation…

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Jul 1, 2010

In January 1991, we went to war in the Middle East against Saddam Hussein, Iraq's dictator who was our ally during the Iran-Iraq war. A border dispute between Kuwait and Iraq broke out after our State Department gave a green light to…

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Jun 30, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this piece of legislation. I'm afraid it is not going to do much to solve our problems. I know it's very well intended, and it's believed that more regulations will solve the problems; but, quite…

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Jun 22, 2010

I am pleased to support H. Con. Res. 546, legislation commemorating a monumental day in the history of liberty, Juneteenth Independence Day. Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston, Texas learned that they…

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Jun 9, 2010

I would just like to reemphasize that it is the responsibility of the Congress to commit to oversight of the Federal Reserve, something that we have been derelict in doing. I think the mood of this House and the mood of the Senate and the…

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Jun 9, 2010

I think it is a good idea that we don't have the taxpayers bailing out eternally institutions that are bankrupt. But there is an important thing to remember, that when an economy gets out of kilter, the marketplace demands a correction of…

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May 17, 2010

I have a message, a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and doesn't mince words: We have come to take our government back.

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May 17, 2010

I want to make the Republican Party believable as fiscal conservatives again.

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May 17, 2010

I mean it in a friendly way when I say, Washington, here we come.

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Apr 27, 2010

I rise in support of this legislation, and I want to compliment Mr. Mitchell from Arizona for getting this bill to the floor. We have worked on this for several years. I am pleased that this is going to be passed today. Much has been said…

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Apr 22, 2010

I was one of those 11, and I would like to explain why I think the sanction bill against the Iranians is very, very dangerous and not well thought out. Sanctions are very serious. Sanctions are literally an act of war. When you prevent…

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