An American Holiday for British Bloggers
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. It's unlikely the United Kingdom would top anyone's list of regions of the world...
Dr. Rand Paul Congratulates Justice Gorsuch
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: "Justice Gorsuch has handled a contentious nomination process with...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Bill to Repeal FATCA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation to repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), with U.S. Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) introducing a companion bill in the U.S. House. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined Dr....
Sen. Rand Paul Releases Statement on U.S. Cruise Missile Strike
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, U.S. Senator Rand Paul released the following statement regarding the United States' strike on a Syrian military airfield: "While we all condemn the atrocities in Syria, the United States was not attacked. The President needs congressional...
Paul, Booker, Cummings Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Fix Broken Criminal Justice System
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) today re-introduced the REDEEM Act (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act), a bipartisan, bicameral bill to help fix our broken...
Sens. Paul, Coons Call on Pakistan to Release Asia Bibi, Reform Laws
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced S. Res. 109, a resolution calling on Pakistan to end the unjust imprisonment of Pakistani Christian Aasiya Noreen, commonly referred to as Asia Bibi, and to reform laws that...
You Say Tomato, I Say Waste
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.Tomatoes not quite tasting like they used to? Don't worry. Your tax dollars are on...
Dr. Rand Paul Holds Senate Hearing on the National Debt’s Impact on Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), held a hearing entitled, "The Effect of Borrowing on Federal Spending." The hearing looked...
Dr. Rand Paul Votes Against Further Expanding NATO
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul voted against a cloture motion on ratifying the Accession Protocol for Montenegro to become the 29th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). "There is no national security interest that an alliance...
Dr. Rand Paul Comments on the U.S. House Rejecting ‘Obamacare Lite’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul released the following statement after U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the American Health Care Act from a floor vote for the second day in a row: "I applaud House conservatives for keeping their word...
Interesting Times
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. No one can borrow unlimited amounts of money forever, but that hasn't stopped our...
Dr. Rand Paul to Hold Senate Hearing on Reducing Federal Debt and Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee for the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC), announced he will hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 29, concerning the growing federal...
Dr. Rand Paul’s FAIR Act Restores Respect for 5th Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul reintroduced S. 642, the FAIR (Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration) Act to protect property owners' rights and restore the Fifth Amendment's role in civil forfeiture proceedings. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) has...
Dr. Rand Paul Introduces the Stop Arming Terrorists Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul introduced the Stop Arming Terrorists Act (S. 532) to prevent American taxpayers' money from being used to directly or indirectly support armed militants who are allied with or often working under the command of...
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces Obamacare Repeal Passed by Republicans in Last Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul reintroduced the same legislation, with an updated timeline, to repeal major components of Obamacare that an overwhelming Republican majority sent to President Obama's desk in January 2016. Congressman...
ICYMI: Dr. Paul, Rep. Meadows: Let’s fully repeal ObamaCare, and then have an open debate on how to replace it.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in a joint op-ed at FoxNews.com, U.S. Senator Rand Paul and U.S. House Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadows called on congressional leadership to pass a clean repeal of Obamacare right away and ensure a fair, open replacement process so all...
Dr. Rand Paul Denied a Copy of U.S. House’s Obamacare Repeal Draft
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul learned that the U.S. House's Obamacare repeal-and-replace draft legislation is being hidden away in a "secure location" and was denied in the U.S. Capitol building from making a copy of the legislation...
ICYMI: Sens. Paul, Lee, and Cruz Will Oppose ‘Obamacare Lite’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul was joined by Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) in taking a firm, public stand to declare they would accept nothing less than full repeal of Obamacare. In the following, coordinated tweets,...
Sen. Rand Paul Applauds Executive Order Supporting Kentucky Farmers and Coal Miners
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the following statement applauding President Trump's executive order calling for a review and reconsideration of the Waters of the U.S. Rule and re-defining "Navigable Waters" in a manner consistent with the...
Dr. Rand Paul Presents: ‘Worldwide Waste,’ Part 7
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee, released the seventh installment of his "Worldwide Waste" series, a special project of "The Waste Report." Dr. Paul's "Waste Report" alerts taxpayers to...