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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.
But the finances are certainly important. In the Congress, because we're slipping into this war, we have just recently granted $7.5 billion of aid to Pakistan. And what did they do with this money? Well, it's supposed to help rebuild their…
Even though it is a privileged resolution, a privileged resolution has to qualify under the law, and under the War Powers Resolution, this does qualify. The question is, why are we doing it at this time? It seems like Pakistan is a minor…
The Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act makes a number of changes to the National Flood Insurance Program. Some of these changes are in the interests of taxpayers, such as the new restrictions on subsidies for second houses and vacation…
In January 1991, we went to war in the Middle East against Saddam Hussein, Iraq's dictator who was our ally during the Iran-Iraq war. A border dispute between Kuwait and Iraq broke out after our State Department gave a green light to…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this piece of legislation. I'm afraid it is not going to do much to solve our problems. I know it's very well intended, and it's believed that more regulations will solve the problems; but, quite…
I am pleased to support H. Con. Res. 546, legislation commemorating a monumental day in the history of liberty, Juneteenth Independence Day. Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston, Texas learned that they…
I have a message, a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and doesn't mince words: We have come to take our government back.
I want to make the Republican Party believable as fiscal conservatives again.
What I see when I go around the country and around the state to these tea parties is that people want, on both sides, not to just be spending money wantonly, like they are in Washington.
I think the problem is we are compromising, but we compromise for more spending usually.
I think we are way overestimating our ability to meaningfully alter the way those societies operate.
I think the chance that we can go and rebuild nations in a fundamental way is way beyond our capability.
Should it be the policy of the Federal Government to necessarily reward bad business models?
I'm more convinced that there aren't more systemic events than there are systemic firms.
So you are saying, if you buy $300 billion worth of U.S. Government debt, that is not inflationary.
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