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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.
During the 1960s, the FBI spied on Martin Luther King and other civil rights protestors. The FBI spied on Vietnam war protesters. The Church Committee was formed in the 1970s and detailed these abuses, and the response by Congress was to…
most of Europe--indeed, most of the civilized world--does not require three COVID vaccines for adolescents. We are admonished by those on the left to follow the science. The science is pretty clear on this as well. The FDA committee on…
I rise today to invoke the War Powers Act. The War Powers Act requires that upon request from a Member of the Senate or a Member of Congress, that there will be a vote on whether or not troops should be put into harm's way or into a…
I ask for the yeas and nays on S.J. Res. 51. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the…
Reserving the right to object, there is a certain amount of irony in seeing Republicans come to the floor proposing mandates on business to Republicans picking winners and losers. Mandating that all cars have AM radio is antithetical to…
to continue spending money at the current levels will inevitably lead to the bankruptcy of our great Nation. My amendment, in order to stave off such a terrible fiscal outcome, would cut approximately 1 percent of our budgetary spending…
I yield back my time, and I call for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment? Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The…
You would think that as a superpower we would be involved somewhat with encouraging negotiation.
Your argument is that war and funding war around the world is good for our armaments industry?
I think that is a terrible argument. I wish you all would say maybe there is a--go back to your freedom argument or something, but the idea that you are going to enrich the armaments manufacturers I think is reprehensible.
I rise to honor and pay tribute to one of the most patriotic and dedicated Kentuckians I have had the pleasure of knowing, Mrs. Bobette Franklin. A Bowling Green, KY, native, Bobette is a graduate of Western Kentucky University. She…
You would think that as a superpower we would be involved somewhat with encouraging negotiation.
I think it is easy to look around the world and find places where the U.S. taxpayer can be asked to send money... but there is an important question we might want to ask before we start sending $100 billion more--where are you going to get…
the bill before us to ban TikTok is clearly infringement of the First Amendment. It would ban 150 million people who regularly post on TikTok from expressing themselves. It is without question speech. These folks, the 150 million users of…
I think that is a terrible argument. I wish you all would say maybe there is a--go back to your freedom argument or something, but the idea that you are going to enrich the armaments manufacturers I think is reprehensible.
Your argument is that war and funding war around the world is good for our armaments industry?
I think it is easy to look around the world and find places where the U.S. taxpayer can be asked to send money... but there is an important question we might want to ask before we start sending $100 billion more--where are you going to get…
reserving the right to object, we are here once again faced with the proposal to ban TikTok and to forbid millions of Americans from expressing their opinion. This is not a subject that we should entertain lightly. If there is a better…
If you believe that, though, the meat grinder continues and Ukraine will be in utter destruction.
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