Rand Paul

the internet kill switch is probably the most important and possibly abused power.

I do not think it will be, but I would suggest trying to come to a conclusion on the internet kill switch.

The President exercises awesome and unchecked power by decree.

There is a school of philosophy or school of diplomacy that believes that public scolding, particularly in another country, can have the opposite effects.

There needs to be legislature against the Executive, like the good old days, when we could combine Republicans and Democrats.

Both parties were guilty of this, but he took a statute that had nothing to do with mortgages and no sane person could think that a quarantine on measles has anything to do with paying your mortgage, and they abused that power.

I would argue that we have only tried it one way. We have got the stick and almost the majority of people who work for you--everybody wants to use a stick.

the Executive has grown in power, and Congress has diminished in power over the last 100 years.

I think when we watch this unfold you tend to see Republicans louder when Biden abuses the power and Democrats louder when Trump abuses the power.

I was one of the 12 Republicans who voted to rein in that power and that it was not an appropriate use. It was abuse of power.

There is a school of philosophy or school of diplomacy that believes that public scolding, particularly in another country, can have the opposite effects.

I would argue that we have only tried it one way. We have got the stick and almost the majority of people who work for you--everybody wants to use a stick.

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I call up my amendment No. 1828. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] proposes an amendment numbered 1828. The amendment is as follows…

You have an underfunded pension and you have to account for it, but you are adding more people onto that traditional pension.

I would try to fix your pension.

By adding 125,000, you are adding to the problem.

You should not hire any new employees, every year you should get smaller.

Private corporations face these kind of problems and when they do, they do not add to their labor costs.

When you add 125,000 people to it, you are making your problem worse, not better in the long run.

You have an underfunded pension and you have to account for it, but you are adding more people onto that traditional pension.

When you add 125,000 people to it, you are making your problem worse, not better in the long run.