Dr. Rand Paul Continues Efforts to Return War Powers to Congress, Forces Senate Vote on Amendment to Repeal 2001 AUMF


Dr. Rand Paul Continues Efforts to Return War Powers to Congress, Forces Senate Vote on Amendment to Repeal 2001 AUMF

Mar 22, 2023 | , ,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, continued his longtime efforts to return war making powers to Congress by forcing the Senate to vote on his amendment to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). The final vote tally was 9-86.

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Dr. Rand Paul Continues Efforts to Return War Powers to Congress, Forces Senate Vote on Amendment to Repeal 2001 AUMF

Dr. Paul, Sen. Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Lower Health Care Costs by Streamlining Generic Medication Approval Process

Mar 14, 2023 | , ,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), both members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to streamline the approval process for generic medications, which are often significantly cheaper than their brand-name counterparts. The bipartisan Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act would help get generic medications onto the market faster and lower prescription drug prices for consumers.

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Dr. Rand Paul Continues Efforts to Return War Powers to Congress, Forces Senate Vote on Amendment to Repeal 2001 AUMF

Dr. Paul, Sen. Booker Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Research and Access to Potential Life Saving Drugs

Mar 7, 2023 | , ,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced an updated version of the Breakthrough Therapies Act. This legislation will remove regulatory hurdles that inhibit research and compassionate use access to potentially lifesaving treatments that are heavily restricted by Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

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Dr. Rand Paul Continues Efforts to Return War Powers to Congress, Forces Senate Vote on Amendment to Repeal 2001 AUMF

Dr. Paul, Sen. Markey Introduce Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act to Reach More Americans Suffering from Opioid Use Disorder as Annual Overdoses Surpass 100,000 Across U.S.

Mar 6, 2023 | , ,

Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced their bipartisan and bicameral Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act. The legislation will improve patients’ ability to access medication treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) by modernizing outdated rules, empowering board-certified physicians to prescribe methadone to patients, and allowing U.S. pharmacies to dispense methadone.

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Dr. Rand Paul Continues Efforts to Return War Powers to Congress, Forces Senate Vote on Amendment to Repeal 2001 AUMF

ICYMI: Dr. Paul Stresses Importance of National Archives Remaining Nonpartisan at Hearing 

Mar 1, 2023 | , ,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks during the committee’s first full hearing of the new Congress, to consider the nomination of Colleen J. Shogan to be Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration.

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