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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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Jul 14, 2026

People think they have a right to know everyone’s medical problems, but I don’t know, where does it begin and where does it end?

abcnews.com
Jul 10, 2026

My bill America's Children Act fixes the documented dreamer problem by prioritizing the children of legal immigrants for permanent status.

reason.com
Jul 4, 2026

Your 4th Amendment rights matter. Reform FISA.

dailycaller.com
Jul 3, 2026

I introduced a constitutional amendment months ago, actually, to fix birthright citizenship.

foxnews.com
Jun 26, 2026

Give the President more space and leverage to negotiate a lasting peace.

cbsnews.com
Jun 26, 2026

As a physician, I know the value of the doctor-patient relationship. This bipartisan legislation will return treatment decisions to health care providers, who know their patients best.

markey.senate.gov
Jun 26, 2026

As a physician, I want to thank President Trump for stepping up and speeding up the federal review of psychedelic drugs. These medicines have the potential to help people struggling with serious mental illness.

whitehouse.gov
Jun 25, 2026

But since hostilities seem to be over and the President asked me to give consideration to his negotiating position, I will do so.

cbsnews.com
Jun 25, 2026

My opinion on the debate over war and executive power has not changed and I have voted that way several times.

cbsnews.com
Jun 15, 2026

Jack Smith's actions should serve as a stark reminder that Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the much abused government authority to conduct mass warrantless surveillance, will sunset this upcoming April.

reason.com
Jun 10, 2026

Despite Democrats’ obstruction, we broke through and passed funding for Border Patrol and ICE. Under President Trump, Biden’s open-border legacy is over.

whitehouse.gov
Jun 2, 2026

In order to blow them up, we don’t have to say that they’re armed or have drugs.

foreignpolicy.com
Jun 2, 2026

It’s interesting that the three secret criteria we’re using to blow up the boats doesn’t include whether they have drugs on board.

foreignpolicy.com
May 27, 2026

As a physician, I want to thank President Trump for stepping up and speeding up the federal review of psychedelic drugs. These medicines have the potential to help people struggling with serious mental illness.

whitehouse.gov
May 26, 2026

I’ve long stated that if a war is worth fighting, Congress will vote to declare it and people will volunteer.

wyden.senate.gov
May 26, 2026

War virtually always ends with negotiations.

abcnews.com
May 1, 2026

I am always conservative and he already has the money.

salon.com
Jan 10, 2026

I will do everything to stop any kind of military takeover of Greenland

cbsnews.com
Dec 10, 2025

These follow-on strikes of people who are wounded in the ocean is really against our code of military justice.

apnews.com
Nov 6, 2025

If anyone gave a you-know-what about justice, perhaps those in charge of deciding whom to kill might let us know their names

cbsnews.com
Oct 29, 2025

So I’m for paying our soldiers, paying our air traffic controllers, paying our employees — anybody that’s working ought to be paid.

nbcnews.com
Oct 28, 2025

I’ve been invited to no briefing, but a briefing is not enough to overcome the Constitution.

nbcnews.com
Oct 28, 2025

Extrajudicial killings ... akin to what China does and Iran does.

msnbc.com
Oct 28, 2025

Emergencies are like war, famine, tornado. Not liking someone’s tariffs is not an emergency. It’s an abuse of the emergency power. And it’s Congress abdicating their traditional role in taxes.

apnews.com

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