Rand Paul

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

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

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.

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.

I think they're asking for too much money

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.

the math doesn't really add up

Yes, it should be cut--

The GOP will own the debt once they vote for this.

This will be the greatest increase in the debt ceiling ever. The GOP owns this now.

If you raise taxes on the private sector, that's not good for the private sector.

there's nothing beautiful about that.

There’s got to be someone left in Washington who thinks debt is wrong and deficits are wrong and wants to go in the other direction.

The math doesn’t add up.

I think the cuts currently in the bill are wimpy and anemic, but I still would support the bill even with wimpy and anemic cuts if they weren’t going to explode the debt.

Well, conservatives do need to stand up and have their voice heard.

This is a problem we’ve been facing for decades now, and if we don’t stand up on it, I really fear the direction the country is going.

Somebody has to stand up and yell, ‘The emperor has no clothes.'

The problem is the math doesn’t add up.

The project afoot isn’t going to fix the deficit at all.

I’m not for continuing the Biden spending levels or the Biden deficits. Once the Republicans vote for this, the Republicans are going to own the deficit.

I think it's not worth the appearance of impropriety, whether it's improper or not

Following the Constitution is not a suggestion.

There is a provision in the Constitution that says you can’t do this.

a mistake and not worth the appearance of impropriety.