Rand Paul

I am pleased to support S. 1066, the Senate version of my H.R. 154, which I introduced on the first day of the 108th Congress. This legislation fixes a mistake in the official Fish and Wildlife Services' maps by removing a 19-acre area…

I rise with great concerns over this legislation--both over its content and what it represents. First, I think it is absurd that the U.S. Congress believes it has the responsibility and authority to rectify the inappropriate statements of…

the American dream, as conceived by the Nation's Founders, has little in common with H.R. 1276, the so-called American Dream Downpayment Act. In the original version of the American dream, individuals earned the money to purchase a house…

the neo-conservative media machine has been hard at work lately drumming up support for the $87 billion appropriation to extend the precarious occupation of Iraq. Opposition to this funding, according to the Secretary of Defense…

earlier we heard some concern expressed for jobs leaving this country. If one is concerned about that, maybe it would be advantageous to listen to what I say, because I will try to give an explanation for exactly the reason why those jobs…

I look at it through two prisms. One, I look to see if it promotes freedom, and the other I look to see if it conforms to the Constitution. Every piece of legislation I look at it in this manner. Now, the sad part is I do not get to vote…

I was planning to offer an amendment to the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill preventing tax dollars from going to the domestic shrimping industry's major foreign competitors. However, I have been informed that this amendment would be…

let me mention once again that the amendment strikes all the funding for UNESCO. We have been out of UNESCO since 1984. President Reagan took us out of UNESCO, and that was a very popular move. The argument now is that UNESCO has made some…

the truth about whether or not Saddam Hussein was trying to buy uranium from Niger has dominated the news for the past several weeks. Many of those challenging the administration on this issue are motivated more by politics than by policy…

I once again urge a yes vote on this amendment to limit the funding to the United Nations and to all its agencies. The gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) mentioned that there were some programs under the United Nations which were sort…

the modern-day limited government movement has been co-opted. The conservatives have failed in their effort to shrink the size of government. There has not been, nor will there soon be, a conservative revolution in Washington. Party…

I rise to express a few concerns that I have regarding both the commission and the trend toward a constitutional amendment that might solve some of the problems that people anticipate. I certainly agree with the gentleman from Washington…

the current tax debate is more about politics than serious economics. Both sides use demagoguery but propose only modest tax cuts. The benefits that could come from the current tax cut proposal, unfortunately, are quite small and not…

as a physician I am particularly concerned about terrible diseases like AIDS. I have great sympathy for those--in increasing numbers--who suffer and die around the world. The question is not whether each and every one of us is concerned or…

I want to call attention to something in the committee report that I consider an error, and I would like to make a suggestion so that it might not occur again. This particular legislation, not the rule as much as the legislation, I am not…

I rise to oppose H.R. 1350, the Improving Education Results for Children with Disabilities Act. I oppose this bill as a strong supporter of doing everything possible to advance the education of persons with disabilities. However, I believe…

I recently introduced H.R. 1146, the American Sovereignty Restoration Act, which would end our participation in the United Nations. Millions of Americans have begun to question why we continue to spend $300 million each year funding and…

I rise today as a firm believer in the second amendment to the United States Constitution and an opponent of all federal gun laws. In fact, I have introduced legislation, the Second Amendment Restoration Act (H.R. 153), which repeals the…

at a time of war Congress has no more important duty than to make sure that our military force have all the resources they need. However, Congress also has a duty to not use the war as cover for unnecessary and unconstitutional spending…

Financing the war is not as simple as it appears. It involves more than just passing a piece of legislation labeled as support for the troops. It has now been fashionable to bash France and Germany and other friends if they are less…

As we vote today to commend our troops, I would like to take the opportunity to express my personal support for our brave men and women in uniform who are in harm's way, and to hope for their safe return home after a victory on the…

These words are from Frederic Bastiat's The Law. They are prophetic, not only in the way they describe legislators' attempts to transform society through socialized economic planning, but also in the analogy to the current moral issue…

President Bush, Sr., proudly spoke of ``The New World Order,'' a term used by those who promote one-world government under the United Nations. In going to war in 1991, he sought and received U.N. authority to push Iraqi forces out of…

I reluctantly must oppose this resolution. Though I am sure this resolution commending Israel for holding free elections was introduced with the best intentions, this legislation unfortunately goes further than a simple commendation. The…

at the close of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Benjamin Franklin told an inquisitive citizen that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention gave the people a Republic, if you can keep it. We should now apologize to Mr…