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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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Jun 11, 2014

That is confusing to me to be on the same side as people who are going to try to reclaim the Golan Heights.

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Jun 11, 2014

But now we are sort of supportive of ISIS.

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Jun 11, 2014

Are you prepared to lose 4,000 lives if it takes it to get Mosul back?

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Jun 11, 2014

I am not really saying do not be involved. I am saying try to help in some way, but really think seriously before we say, oh, it is real easy.

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May 21, 2014

I rise to oppose the nomination of anyone who advocates for the executive branch killing American citizens not involved in combat without trial. I strongly believe any nominee who rubberstamps and grants such power to a President is not…

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May 12, 2014

I'm a big fan of them, because, to me, I just sort of see them as being equivalent to innovation and allowing people to make changes at a more local level.

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May 12, 2014

Thank you, Senator Hagan and Senator Alexander, for allowing me to be the Ranking Member today.

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May 12, 2014

We're proud of our historically black colleges, Kentucky State.

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May 12, 2014

Kentucky State has had several famous graduates.

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May 12, 2014

Kentucky is famous for a lot of both good things and bad things that happened in education over time.

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Apr 9, 2014

If somebody is going to limit my travel, it should be a Communist, not this Government.

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Apr 7, 2014

I am still unhappy with the outcome.

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Apr 7, 2014

We need to reevaluate how we are spending our money at the State Department.

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Mar 31, 2014

It is a big error not to know where the problem is here. The problem is in the tax code.

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Mar 31, 2014

The tax code needs to be on trial here.

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Mar 31, 2014

I think rather than having an inquisition, we should probably bring Caterpillar here and give them an award.

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Mar 3, 2014

If I told you that one out of three African-American males is forbidden by law from voting, you might think I was talking about Jim Crow 50 years ago, but I'm talking about today. A third of African-American males are prevented from voting…

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Feb 9, 2014

What he did is tantamount to being a sexual predator in the White House.

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Feb 6, 2014

The Democrats can't say we're the great defenders of women's rights in the workplace and we will defend you against some kind of abusive boss that uses their position of authority to take advantage of a young woman when the leader of their…

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Feb 3, 2014

I would consider the administration bound, also, but realize that these are parameters.

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Feb 3, 2014

We had legislation saying, 'You cannot get money when there is a military coup,' and we passed legislation basically expanding that waiver.

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Feb 3, 2014

These waivers become so large that you can drive a truck through them, and they end up having no teeth.

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Jan 27, 2014

He says, 'Well, it's hard to get Congress to do anything.' Well, yes, welcome to the real world.

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