Rand Paul

I would like to go on record as saying that it would be a really rotten, no good, bad idea to have ground troops in Syria.

You said in your testimony that the number one priority, either yours or of the Federal Government, is to defend the country. Is that correct?

I think there is a great burden.

I think small business does need a voice, and I hope you will be a good voice for small business.

I think it is important that we get somebody with that kind of clear reasoning and critical skills to be in charge of our government.

I think the greatness of our country and the greatness of the compassion of our country, we give away more than the gross domestic product of most of these socialized countries around the world.

It's interesting that those who say we have no compassion extoll the virtues of socialism, and you look at a country like Venezuela, with great resources and an utter disaster where people can't eat, evolving into violence, I think it is…

Do you think health savings accounts will help also some people that are not helped currently?

No U.S. soldiers should ever fight under any international banner without a vote here by Congress.

We do not go to war really unless Congress votes on war.

Putting a face on it and meeting these kids and seeing that they're going to succeed is an amazing thing.

We need to think about the kids.

The status quo just isn't really working.

I commend you for your work, trying to help lower income kids and trying to help everybody get a better education.

If you dump Haiti with rice for 10 years, you ruin the ability for them to have their own rice market.

Another statement that President-elect Trump has made is that the U.S. should stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about.

They say that those who refuse to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Elaine's record of accomplishment and leadership make her a truly exceptional candidate.

We want security in order to have our liberty.

I do not want the government scanning people's license plates. I do not want them covering and getting all of our data just so we can possibly be safe someday from something.

We let our fervor or our fear somehow replace our oath to defend our liberty, to defend the Constitution.

The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. Republicans won the White House, Republicans control the Senate, Republicans control the House, and what will be the first order of business for the new Republican majority? To…

But let's face it, the skinny budget came out because this administration, nor Congress, is willing to deal with the major drivers of deficits.

The same would go with regard to Iraq.

If we are unwilling to look at the ramifications of our involvement around the world and particularly getting involved in another war in Yemen, whether it will be better or worse for us.