Rand Paul

I wouldn’t have done it.

I can't, in good conscience, give up every principle that I stand for and every principle that I was elected upon, and that's that we can't accumulate more debt.

My commitment to protecting life isn’t just personal, it’s rooted in both science and principle. Life begins at conception, and I’ve spent my time in the Senate fighting to protect the right to life.

trillions in new debt 'removed' from the measure.

This bill is the opposite of conservative, and we should not pass it.

We can and must do better.

Like Musk, have blasted the bill's price tag.

Take some advice from Elon.

It’s just not a conservative thing to do, and I’ve told him I can’t support the bill if they are together.

This is very, very small. It really doesn't materially change the course of the country.

This will be the first time it's voted on just by Republicans. This will be the first time Republicans own the debt.

The increase in spending put into this bill exceeds the DOGE cuts.

We should do it, by all means, and it is the low-hanging fruit.

Look, I want to vote for it. I'm for the tax cuts. I voted for the tax cuts before. I want the tax cuts to be permanent, but at the same time, I don't want to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion.

I have no organized business interest in Kentucky for the tariffs.

I can't be – if I vote for the $5 trillion debt, who's left in Washington that cares about the debt? We will have lost.

the math doesn't really add up

If I vote for the $5 trillion debt, who's left in Washington that cares about the debt?

I think there are four of us at this point, and I would be very surprised if the bill at least is not modified in a good direction.

There's nothing fiscally conservative about expanding the debt ceiling more than we've ever done it before.

I have no organized business- business interests in Kentucky for the tariffs.

This will be the first time that Republicans own the debt.

if we can't even cut welfare that we're giving to other countries, if we can't cut foreign aid welfare, I feel bad for the country.

One of the things this 'big and beautiful bill' is, is, it's a vehicle for increasing spending for the military and for the border.

The math doesn't really add up. One of the things this big and beautiful bill is, is, it's a vehicle for increasing spending for the military and for the border.