Sen. Rand Paul Highlights a Federal Insurance Boondoggle Costing $310 Million Annually
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the newest edition to 'The Waste Report.' 'The Waste Report' is an ongoing project to catalog egregious examples of wasteful spending throughout the U.S. government. This week's edition of 'The Waste Report,'...
Sen. Rand Paul Calls Out NSF for Wasting Money on Duplicative Study Measurement in Latest ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the newest edition to 'The Waste Report.' 'The Waste Report' is an ongoing project to catalog egregious examples of wasteful spending throughout the U.S. government. This week's edition of 'The Waste Report,'...
Sen. Rand Paul Passes Amendment Benefitting Kentucky Army Bases and Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) today secured passage of his Service Members and Communities Count Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Paul Amendment No. 1678 requires the U.S. Census Bureau to count all deployed...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces the Arming All Pilots Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul introduced S.1594, the Arming All Pilots Act of 2015. This legislation will increase training opportunities to encourage pilots to participate in the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program. Specifically, the Arming...
Sen. Rand Paul Votes in Support of NDAA Amendment to Arm the Kurds in Fight Against ISIS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) issued a statement today following the U.S. Senate's vote on Sen. Joni Ernst's (R-IA) Amendment No. 1549 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment would allow the U.S. to provide direct assistance...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Legislation to Enact Congressional Transparency
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today reintroduced S.1575, Write the Laws Act, S.1572, One Subject at a Time Act, and S.1571, Read the Bills Act. These pieces of legislation, originally introduced in the 112th Congress, will restore the constitutional...
Sen. Rand Paul Releases Newest Edition of ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul released the newest edition to 'The Waste Report.' 'The Waste Report' is an ongoing project cataloging egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. This week's report uncovers more than $850,000 of taxpayer...
Sen. Rand Paul Holds Hearing on Wasteful Spending in the Federal Government
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management (FSO) for the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) is holding a hearing today entitled, "Wasteful Spending in...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Votes on Sen. Paul’s Stand with Israel Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee today voted on Senator Rand Paul's amendment to the U.S. Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act. This legislation, which holds the same text as the Stand with Israel Act of...
Senators Introduce Amendment To Protect Against Indefinite Detention
WASHINGTON—Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Due Process Guarantee amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment is designed to protect...
Sen. Rand Paul Releases Newest Edition of ‘The Waste Report’
Uncovers a U.S. Government Funded Afghan Cricket LeagueWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the fifth edition to 'The Waste Report.' 'The Waste Report' is an ongoing project to catalog egregious examples of wasteful spending throughout the U.S....
Sen. Rand Paul Offers Amendment to NDAA to Declassify 9/11 Congressional Inquiry
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul this week introduced Amendment No. 1680 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would require President Obama to declassify and make available to the public the redacted 28 pages from the Joint Inquiry into...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Amendments to NDAA to Protect Kentucky’s Military Installments
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul this week introduced the following amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). As a fierce advocate for our nation's armed forces and staunch defender of Kentucky's Fort Campbell and Fort Knox, Sen. Paul...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Budget Amendments to NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul this week introduced the following amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These amendments are largely aimed at eliminating inefficiencies and wasted funds within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). As...
Paul, McConnell and Whitfield Press Energy Secretary Moniz on Paducah DOE Site
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Rand Paul, and Congressman Ed Whitfield today met with Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz to discuss the immediate and long term future of the Paducah DOE site. The delegation, on...
Sens. Paul, Warner Introduce Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Amendment to NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Mark Warner (D-VA) today introduced Amendment 1543 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), known as Bonuses for Cost-Cutters. Building on the current federal law, the amendment would allow a U.S....
Sen. Rand Paul Unveils the Bipartisan “Transparency for the Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), U.S. Representatives Walter Jones (R-NC), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), and Thomas Massie (R-KY) and former U.S. Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) stood today with family members of victims of the September 11, 2001...
Sens. Paul, Wyden Release Joint Amendments, Call For Votes On Proposals to Expand Surveillance Reforms
Washington, D.C. - Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announced nine amendments to reform U.S. surveillance programs, enhance protections for American's personal information and improve transparency regarding intelligence activities. Wyden and Paul...
Waste, Powered by the Sun – Sen. Rand Paul Releases ‘The Waste Report’ for June 1, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the fourth edition to 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project highlighting egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. In this latest edition, 'The Waste Report' exposes $8 million of waste...
Sen. Rand Paul Remarks on Expiration of PATRIOT Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul made the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor tonight regarding the expiration of the PATRIOT Act. Below is the video and transcript of Sen. Paul's floor speech.CLICK HERE TO WATCH SEN. PAUL'S REMARKS ON THE EXPIRATION...