U.S. Senate Passes Sen. Rand Paul’s Amendment to Block Lake Cumberland User Fees
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul's amendment to S. 2848, the Water Resources Development Act, to protect Kentuckians that rely on Lake Cumberland as a water source from paying user fees passed the U.S. Senate. S. 2848 went on to pass by a vote of 95 to...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Amendment to Block User Fees on Lake Cumberland Area
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul introduced an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act (S. 2848) on behalf of Kentuckians that rely on Lake Cumberland as a water source. Dr. Paul's amendment would prevent the Army Corps of Engineers from...
Dr. Paul Invites Federal Employees to Report “Use It or Lose It” Waste
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) invited federal employees to contact his Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee if they see "use it or lose it" spending sprees as the federal government concludes its fiscal year that cause waste,...
Sens. Paul, Murphy, Franken, and Lee Introduce Joint Resolution to Block Military Equipment Sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Al Franken (D-MN), and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval to block the U.S. sale of Abrams tanks and associated major defense articles to the Kingdom of Saudi...
Small Business Administration’s Disastrous Loans
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.This week's Report resembles one you could have seen during the 2007 mortgage...
Official 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. In this special, two-page edition, Dr. Paul examines federal employees doing...
The Weight of 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. In today's report, Dr. Paul takes a look at taxpayers funding a documentary on...
Trapped by 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. In today's report, Dr. Paul turns the spotlight on nearly $600,000 of taxpayer...
Serving Up Waste, With a Side of Poor Planning
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 today's report, Dr. Paul highlights $6 million in taxpayer funds used to...
Panning In On 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.In today's report, Dr. Paul uncovers the Department of State offering a grant of...
Sen. Rand Paul to Census: Finalize Correct Counting for Kentucky Military
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul has urged the U.S. Census Bureau to finalize a proposed rule change for the 2020 census that would count all deployed service members at the base or port in which they resided prior to deployment instead of by their home of...
A Fox, An Isolated Island, and 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. In today's report, Dr. Paul shines a light on the Department of Defense offering...
Sen. Rand Paul Statement on Disclosure Secured for 9/11 Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul issued the following statement today in response to the declassification and release of the redacted 28 pages from the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September...
Senator Paul Secures Expansion of Access to Opioid-Addiction Treatment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul praised Senate passage today of the conference report on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), legislation that includes several provisions Dr. Paul has championed to expand access to treatment for...
Dr. Rand Paul Urges Senate to Expand Access to Opioid-Addiction Treatment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul called on the U.S. Senate to help more Kentuckians and other Americans struggling with opioid addiction find healing by passing the conference report on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)....
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… NO, It’s Waste!
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government.In the latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' Sen. Paul highlights the...
Dr. Rand Paul: HHS Rule-Change Victory a “First Step”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul applauded the decision of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement changes called for by Dr. Paul and a bipartisan Senate coalition to increase access to much-needed treatment for...
Sen. Rand Paul Secures Vital Change for Kentucky Soldiers in Upcoming Census
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Census Bureau responded to Senator Rand Paul's efforts to secure a vital reform in the 2020 census by changing its rules to count all deployed service members at the residence prior to their deployment. Previously, the census instead...
Sen. Rand Paul Highlights the Ridiculousness of $12 Billion Dollars Spent On Collecting Taxes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. In the latest edition, Sen. Paul highlights the ridiculously high cost...
Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers $500,000.00 NIH Grant Studying People’s Fondness for Spicy Foods
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. In the latest edition, Sen. Paul uncovers the National Institutes of...