Dr. Rand Paul’s Op-Eds

The federal government's greatest constitutional responsibility is keeping America safe and secure. One of many tools in its arsenal is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was meant to strengthen our ability to monitor foreign threats. Since the...

There are those who insist Republicans must act as a team to repeal Obamacare. I agree - if the topic is repeal. Every Republican has run on repealing Obamacare for seven years, and all but one voted for clean repeal in 2015. Now we have a president who will sign it...

Usually, when people can't win an argument on the merits or ideas, they resort to arguments that only make sense to career politicians, the only question is when do they start making these nonsensical arguments.  Those desperate to SAY they did something about...

Republicans will live and learn to regret the day they decided to retain Obamacare. Conservatives across America will not and should not soon forget the day Republicans abandoned any pretense of Obamacare repeal. By agreeing to retain Obamacare, Republicans desert the...

I remember a lot of outrage about two things when I first ran for office: Obamacare and the bank bailouts. Unfortunately, the Senate healthcare bill combines the worst of those two - this time, we're bailing out the big insurance companies. Why? Partly because of the...

I miss the old days, when Republicans stood for repealing Obamacare. Republicans across the country and every member of my caucus campaigned on repeal - often declaring they would tear out Obamacare "root and branch!" What happened? Now too many Republicans are...

Sadly, it is common knowledge these days that elected officials tend to make empty promises. However, I want you to know that I am not one of those elected officials, and I never will be.On October 16, 2015, AK Steel announced the company would temporarily lay off...

Over the past five years as your senator, I have traveled to all farming areas of the Commonwealth and been honored to meet with Kentucky's agriculture industry leaders and local farmers.More often than not, one of the first issues farmers in Christian County bring up...

How did Kentucky end up with two great men both named Cassius Marcellus Clay?The first Cassius Clay, cousin of Henry, was an abolitionist who refused to compromise on the issue of slavery. I spoke of him in my inaugural Senate speech and do so often.The second Cassius...

As senators from Kentucky, we've been fortunate to meet the many farmers who help make our state work. Agriculture is a vital part of Kentucky's economy, and we've learned from Kentucky's farmers that one way to keep our state's agricultural sector growing is to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul released the latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government.In this special, two-page edition, Dr. Paul examines federal employees doing union...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul appeared on CNN's "Wolf" with Wolf Blitzer to talk about his opposition to the consideration of former Ambassador John Bolton for Secretary of State. Sen. Paul explained why Bolton, a well-known supporter of the Iraq...

Rumors are that Donald Trump might pick John Bolton for Secretary of State. Heaven forbid. One of the things I occasionally liked about the President-elect was his opposition to the Iraq war and regime change. He not only grasped the mistake of that war early, but...

Donald Trump should pick someone to be his secretary of state who will advocate for Donald Trump's views on foreign policy. That sounds simple, but the mix of candidates bandied about by the media includes several who don't share the president-elect's worldview.Trump...

As a physician, I know well the problems with Obamacare. I don't think anyone has more disdain for this big government takeover of our healthcare system. It needs to be stopped, and we must replace it with reforms that move us in the opposite direction.I will vote to...

Two hundred and twenty-five years ago today, a young nation made ten additions to its already revolutionary Constitution. These amendments - this "Bill of Rights" - said we could speak our minds, worship freely, defend ourselves, be secure against unreasonable...

I'm just old enough to remember when Republicans used to be for tax cuts. Oh sure, many of them will make noises about lowering some taxes, but too often they are caught up in the trap of so-called "revenue neutral tax reform." This is especially true of Congressional...

THE GREATEST security challenge facing the next president is the national debt. The United States owes nearly $20 trillion, not counting the nearly $50 trillion entitlement debt. The time approaches when America will no longer be able to manage its debt and fund...

Congress will, as its first course of action, vote to repeal Obamacare. It cannot happen soon enough.All around us, Obamacare crumbles in chaos. Premiums are exploding. The state-run health co-ops are mostly bankrupt. Many individuals who gained subsidized insurance...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an op-ed published today at Rare, U.S. Senator Rand Paul urged President Trump to reject the neoconservatives' nation-building, perpetual war philosophy by selecting a Deputy Secretary of State that can be trusted to implement the...