Rand Paul

I rise in support of the Fowler amendment and in opposition to H. Con. Res. 42. Today we are going to have a vote on whether or not troops should be authorized to go to Kosovo. If we vote in favor of this, we are voting for war. This is…

I have, for quite a few weeks, advocated that we talk about this and have urge that the troops never be sent to Kosovo without our consent. I do believe, though, that the process here is less than perfect. The fact that we are talking…

the threats of bombing did not bring a peace agreement to Kosovo. The President has no authority to wage war, and yet Congress says nothing. When will Congress assume its war power authority to rein in the President? An endless military…

we have troops in 144 countries of the world today. President Clinton has announced that he will now send troops to Kosovo. We are bombing in Iraq on a daily basis. We have been in Bosnia now for three years, although we were supposed to…

since World War II, our presidents have been sending troops overseas without Congressional approval. Prior to World War II, it was traditional and constitutional that all presidents came to the Congress for authority to send troops…

I have great concern for the future of the American Republic. Many Americans argue that we are now enjoying the best of times. Others concern themselves with problems less visible but smouldering beneath the surface. Those who are content…

I ask my fellow colleagues, how long will the war go on before Congress notices? We have been bombing and occupying Iraq since 1991, longer the occupation of Japan after World War II. Iraq has never committed aggression against the United…

as a 5 yr Air Force veteran I rise in strong support of the troops: we all do. Everybody supports the troops. But this resolution is a lot more than supporting the troops. Even by the very nature of our debate today, most of the debate has…

This simple amendment forbids the Department of Health and Human Services from spending any funds to implement those sections of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 authorizing the establishment of a ``standard…

moments ago, HR 4570 was described as a ``delicate balance'' not to be disturbed by votes against either the resolution or the rule. In fact, the primary justification presented for passage of the bill was the ``brilliance'' with which a…

the policy is flawed. The policy is flawed. I think the conclusions we have today are logical. I do not think they lack logic. I think that if one decides that we are fighting for our national security reasons, we never stop short of…

the world financial markets have been in chaos now for nearly a year and a half. The problem surrounding long-term capital investment is only one more item to add to the list. The entire process represents the unwinding of speculative…

today, the House is asked to vote to approve H.R. 2621, a fast-track procedure under which international agreements might be approved as far into the future as October 1, 2005. The ``fast track'' procedure requires the President to submit…

I believe this has a lot of significance and is something that we in the Congress should not ignore. This is a hedge fund. Their capitalization is less than $100 billion, but, through the derivatives markets, they were able to buy and…

I am a physician, I am a parent and I am a grandparent, and I am convinced that drugs are a very, very serious problem in this country, not only the illegal ones, but the legal ones as well. Just last year, 106,000 people died from the…

the largest of all bubbles is now bursting. This is a worldwide phenomenon starting originally in Japan 9 years ago, spreading to East Asia last year, and now significantly affecting U.S. markets. All financial bubbles are currency driven…

we are now experiencing a worldwide financial crisis. It may yet prove to be the worst in all of history. There have been a lot of wringing of hands as to the cause, but the source of the problem is not a mystery. It is a currency induced…

I do not support legislation casually here, and have thought this through. I voted against this bill the first time it went through, and I was one of a few. But it is a better bill now than it was before. I am a supporter of the free…

Voting participation in the United States is lower than in any other advanced industrialized democracy. The rights of eligible citizens to seek election to office, vote for candidates of their choice and associate for the purpose of taking…

I think this would be a tremendous benefit to the congressional candidates as well, because there would be more interest. People are not even listening to the debates. If they are not even willing to listen to the presidential debates, how…

I quoted and cited the constitutional authority for this. It is explicit. We have the authority to do this. There are many, many unfair laws. Dealing with the President, for instance, the minor candidates, on average, to get on the ballot…

My amendment, once again, lowers and standardizes the required signatures to get Federal candidates on the ballot. There is a great deal of inequity among the States, and it works against the minor candidates and prevents many from even…

Congress should reject H.R. 3874, a bill reauthorizing the Women's, Infant, and Children's (WIC) program and other childhood nutrition programs, and the flawed redistributionist, welfare state model that lies behind this bill. Although the…

And the language says, it does not contain words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other than to urge the election or defeat of one or more cleared identified candidates. This is where the rift is, where reasonable meaning…

campaign finance reform has been a major topic for months on the House floor and, I understand, will continue to be a major debate. The last time the Congress has passed any major reforms dealing with campaigning was in the 1970s, and…