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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.
I ask unanimous consent that the following interns in my office be granted floor privileges until December 16, 2022: Austin Gatesman, E.J. Monohan, Heather Maounis, Johnathon McCartney, Nika Gogishvili-Matthews, and Spencer Woodall. The…
I rise today to talk about a bill that would lift a mandate in the law dating back to the Great Depression. This mandate is that drugs have to be tested on animals before clinical trials in humans. This law was created back in the…
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 5002)…
For example, do I know the boxes of material they took from Mar-a-Lago, that they won`t put things in those boxes to entrap him? How do we know? Their lawyers weren`t allowed to see the boxes
I think it`s more likely than not and probably the better part of valor to see how the states sort this out.
when police officers raise their hands and take an oath to serve and protect, they understand the risks that come with that promise. Floyd County Sheriff's Deputy William Petry, Prestonsburg Police Department Captain Ralph Frasure…
Do I know that the boxes of material they took from our logo, that they won’t put things in those boxes to entrap him. How do we know that they’re going to be honest with us about what’s actually in the boxes? How do we know that was in…
Senator Paul, with all due respect, you are entirely and completely incorrect. Senator Paul, you do not know what you are talking about.
Do I know that the boxes of material they took from Mar-a-Lago that they won't put things in those boxes to entrap him? How do we know that they're going to be honest with us about what's actually in the boxes? How do we know that was in…
Do I know that the boxes of material they took from Mar-a-Lago, that they won`t put things in those boxes to entrap him? Yes, how do we know that they`re going to be honest with us about what`s actually in the boxes? How do we know that…
Rand Paul, one of Kentucky`s finest, he suggested just simply getting rid of the Espionage Act, essentially saying, if there was no law, then Donald Trump didn`t break it.
Do I know that the boxes of material they took from Mar-a-Lago, that they won`t put things in those boxes to entrap him? How do we know? Their lawyers weren`t allowed to see the boxes.
gas prices are 64 percent higher in my home State of Kentucky than they were in January of 2021. This means Kentuckians are paying $1.43 more for gas than they were at the beginning of last year. For average Americans already struggling to…
The legislation also creates a presumption of service connection for global war on terror veterans for asthma.
today, the Senate will vote to expand the NATO alliance to include Sweden and Finland. A crucial question that should be answered is whether Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO is in America's best interests and whether their joining…
I ask that the reading be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To offset the increased spending authorized by this Act by temporarily prohibiting the expenditure…
I move to concur in the House message to accompany S. 3373 with amendment No. 5184. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] moves to concur in the House…
we absolutely must take care of those who were harmed in service to our country. I have supported several bills to take care of our veterans. In February of this year, I supported a bill that passed the Senate called the Health Care for…
This bill puts our economy, though, at risk by creating presumptions of service connection for the most common of ailments. The legislation also creates a presumption of service connection for global war on terror veterans for asthma. The…
the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has lost one of its own. Deputy Sheriff Brandon Shirley, 26, of Louisville, was fatally shot by two suspects. It is painful whenever we lose an officer, but it is especially horrendous when that loss…
Over 6 million people died worldwide from COVID; over a million Americans died from COVID. Last year, we passed unanimously an amendment I had to ban any U.S. tax dollars from going to Wuhan, China, to the lab. There was a great deal of…
This stunning absence of safeguards resulted in over $33 million in unauthorized commitments.
The IG found that the SBA knowingly chose a riskier method of distributing funds.
I think Congress made a mistake by expanding the scope of the Office of Disaster Assistance.
Jon Miltimore, who writes for the Foundation for Economics and Education writes: Red flag laws don't involve precogs seeing into the future. Yet, like precrime, they are designed to prevent a crime before it happens, even if it means…
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