Sen. Rand Paul Releases Special Thanksgiving Edition of ‘The Waste Report’
Report Calls Attention to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released a special Thanksgiving edition of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples...
Sen. Rand Paul Demands Vote on Amendment to Block Taxpayer Benefits for New Refugees from High-Risk Countries
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today on the Senate floor demanded a vote on his amendment to the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act. Amendment 2843, introduced earlier this week, would block taxpayer benefits for new refugees...
Sen. Rand Paul to Introduce Defend Our Capital Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced plans to introduce the Defend Our Capital Act of 2015 in the coming days. This legislation would remove existing restrictive firearm ownership laws in the District of Columbia, and require the District of...
FLOOR SPEECH: Sen. Rand Paul Offers Amendment to Block Taxpayer Benefits for New Refugees from High-Risk Countries
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the U.S. Senate floor today, Senator Rand Paul introduced an amendment to the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act to block taxpayer benefits for new refugees from high-risk countries. Below is the video and...
Sen. Rand Paul Announces Amendment to Block Taxpayer Benefits for New Refugees from High-Risk Countries
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today announced plans to introduce an amendment to the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act to block taxpayer benefits for new refugees from high-risk countries. Text of the amendment will be...
Senate Passes Resolution of Disapproval Protecting Kentucky’s Coal Industry, Co-Sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate today voted through the Congressional Review Act on two resolutions of disapproval, S.J.Res. 23 and S.J.Res. 24, both co-sponsored by Senator Rand Paul. The resolutions would halt the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)...
Dr. Rand Paul Uncovers $15,000 Grant for Conference on Balding in latest “The Waste Report”
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. The latest edition calls attention to $15,000 granted by the National...
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...