Rand Paul

The sanctions worked

President Biden claims that we will end this seemingly endless war in Afghanistan, and I am grateful that he is planning on keeping President Trump's plan to leave the war.

What had been an historic peace became war in recent weeks in the Middle East

There is no area in which the foreign policy blunders have been greater than concerning Russia and Nord Stream 2

We are currently $28 trillion in debt. Whose fault is it--Republicans? Democrats? The answer is yes, yes on both fronts. Both parties are responsible for the debt, and one side is honest about it. One side will tell you they don't give a…

A group of us chose to filibuster this bill because we think it wastes money. We think it gives money to one of the most wasteful Agencies in government, the National Science Foundation. Since the early 1970s and since William Proxmire…

I think at this point, I would reserve the remainder of my time. Mr. President, I would reserve the remainder of my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Padilla). The Senator from Alabama

If it is illegal, according to the Small Business office, to give money to Planned Parenthood, how did it become legal if you have not changed the policy?

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Federal Government has spent $4.2 trillion on COVID-19 relief.

You can see how common sense would dictate that you would put something forward saying that you have now reinterpreted the policy to say Planned Parenthood is no longer a big business but a small business.

So you are in defiance of Congress? You will do what you want and not what Congress wants?

These actions should have been taken months ago, and are only the first step as we begin to try to heal our Nation and the economy from government's unnecessary intervention in our day-to-day lives.

As inflation rises to the highest level since the Great Recession, it appears that we are starting to realize the cost of rampant government spending.

We have these questions on legality, and you are stonewalling us.

You will not tell us how much you are giving. You will not tell us if you have reserved your policy.

This money is all in contravention to the SBA policy that it is illegal to give money to Planned Parenthood.

The message was clear: economic lockdowns, the closures of our schools, and rehiring workers are the greatest challenges that small businesses face today.

About 50 years ago, William Proxmire rose in this esteemed body and told us about government waste. He called it the Golden Fleece Award. They were studying things like dating and love and what makes love, and we had these great scientific…

But they were ruled illegal by the Small Business Administration, and you are reversing that policy...

After more than a year of arbitrary lockdowns and other unnecessary government regulation, Americans are finally getting some of their freedoms back.

This is a big deal. The previous administration said it was unlawful and told them to return the money.

I also hope you will join me in calling on her to testify, including voting on a subpoena, if necessary.

This is money that is being given to the Planned Parenthood organization.

I would just like to ask unanimous consent. I think we have entered these before, but just to make sure they are there for people.

We may never know whether the pandemic arose from the lab in Wuhan, but we do know that so far no intermediate animal host has been discovered. Thousands of animals at the wet market have been looked at. None of them have carried COVID-19…