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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.
Mr. President, we all have a great deal of sympathy for the firemen, the policemen, and those first responders who responded to 9/ 11; but like most things government does or gets involved with, they have completely disturbed and destroyed…
Mr. President, just last year, we passed an unlimited appropriation for the 9/11 responders. I do believe they do deserve our help, but we amassed an unlimited appropriation for 70 years. As much money as can possibly be spent in 70 years…
Mr. President, there are probably no more incompetent people in government than those who are in our Antitrust Division. These are the people who, as Blockbuster video was in its throes of demise, decided to block the merger between…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second for the request for the yeas and nays? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant executive clerk called…
Just moments ago, I made a budget point of order against a 4,155-page bill spending $1.7 trillion that was given to us in the middle of the night at 1:30 in the morning. The point of order was waived, as it always has been by the Senate…
Madam President, for years, Members of Congress have lamented their inability to control spending and debt. On rare occasions, though, Congress has actually passed rules to try to tame their primal urge to borrow and spend. From…
Mr. President, if this is winning, I am getting tired of winning. GOP leadership declared that this bill is a victory--but not unless you define victory as adding over a trillion dollars in new deficit spending. So really, there is a…
Reserving the right to object, we all agree that racial discrimination is not only wrong but illegal. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other Federal statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin. The…
Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, the proponents of antitrust laws are famously zealous in their desire to eradicate the curse of bigness. To them, big is always bad except, of course, when it comes to the size and scope of…
Madam President, the Constitution is the guarantor of our liberties. So it should come as no surprise that those who crave power to rule over their fellow men always seek to suspend the Constitution by declaring and perpetuating…
Mr. President, 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…
Mr. President, 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…
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