Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Legislation to Prevent Terrorists From Entering the U.S. as Refugees
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today announced legislation that would suspend visa issuance for countries with a high risk of terrorism and impose a waiting period for background checks on visa issuance from other countries until the American people can be...
Dr. Rand Paul Decries $43 Million Spent To Build Gas Station in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released a special edition of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. This special edition draws attention to a gas station built by the United...
Sen. Rand Paul Seeks Answers from Fed Inspector General About Fed Lobbying Activities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today sent a letter to the inspector general of the Federal Reserve (Fed) outlining his concerns with lobbying by the Fed and its officials against legislation to bring transparency to the Fed. This letter comes on the heels...
Dr. Rand Paul Exposes Medicare Overpaying an Estimated $175 Million on Sleep Apnea Studies in Latest ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition to 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition exposes Medicare overpaying as much as $175 million...
Sen. Rand Paul Announces Legislation to Ban the Federal Reserve from Lobbying
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today announced plans to introduce legislation that would ban the Federal Reserve (Fed), and all of its personnel, from lobbying Congress and the American people against legislation to bring transparency to the Fed or other...
Sen. Rand Paul Reintroduces “Audit the Fed”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today reintroduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015, widely known as "Audit the Fed," taking steps to place it directly on the Senate Legislative Calendar. The bill eliminates restrictions on Government...
Dr. Rand Paul Uncovers USAID’s Plan to Spend $6 Million to Promote Tourism in Albania
Uncle Sam: "Come Visit the US...or go to Albania" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition of "The Waste Report," an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition draws...
REMARKS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY: Sen. Rand Paul Floor Speech Before Senate Votes on Continuing his Filibuster on Budget Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today will deliver a speech on the U.S. Senate floor regarding his opposition to the two-year federal budget agreement. Sen. Paul has been a strong and vocal advocate against an unlimited debt limit increase in the budget...
Sen. Rand Paul’s Late Night Filibuster Nearly Derails Debt Increase
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul delivered multiple speeches on the U.S. Senate floor regarding his opposition to the two-year federal debt and spending bill. In the dead of night, Senate leadership gathered the 60 votes needed to stop Sen. Paul's...
FLOOR SPEECH: Sen. Rand Paul Speaks Out Against Budget Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor today regarding his opposition to the two-year federal budget agreement.For a point of clarification: after Sen. Paul announced his filibuster of the debt bill earlier...
Dr. Rand Paul Uncovers $15.6 Million Spent on Free Community College for Foreign Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition of "The Waste Report," an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition draws attention to the Community College Initiative (CCI)...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Resolution for Senate Review on Upcoming Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul yesterday introduced Senate Resolution 290, a resolution calling for the U.S. Senate to reassert its constitutional role in treaty review. Specifically, the resolution highlights the need for any agreement reached at the 2015...
Dr. Rand Paul Uncovers $380K NIH Study on ‘Freshman 15’ in Latest ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition to 'The Waste Report,' an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition highlights the National Institutes for Health (NIH) conducting...
Sen. Rand Paul Announces Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today announced plans to introduce the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2015 once the U.S. Senate is back in session next week. Building off of the Cut-Cap-Balance effort in 2011, this legislation would cut the 2016 deficit in...
Sen. Rand Paul Leads 34 Senators Requesting HHS Inspector General Investigation of Planned Parenthood Tissue Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) sent a letter, signed by 34 of his colleagues, to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson calling for a full audit of all fetal research supported by HHS to...
Dr. Rand Paul Exposes Multimillion-Dollar Mulligan for International Space Station in Latest ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition to 'The Waste Report,' an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition exposes the federal government spending $15 million each year...
Sen. Rand Paul Holds Hearing to Mitigate Wasteful, End of the Year Federal Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management for the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing entitled, "Prudent Planning or Wasteful Binge? A Look...
FLOOR SPEECH: Sen. Rand Paul Speaks Out Against Status Quo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor today regarding his opposition to the FY2016 short-term continuing budget resolution. During the speech, Sen. Paul highlighted the need for Congress to pass...
Dr. Rand Paul Exposes the National Park Service’s $100,000 ‘Flower Show’ in Latest ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition to 'The Waste Report,' an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition exposes the federal government spending $100,000 of taxpayer...
Sen. Rand Paul Votes Against Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul issued the following statement today after voting against the FY2016 short-term continuing budget resolution brought before the U.S. Senate:"Since coming to Washington, I have voted against every spending bill that continues...