WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul reintroduced S. 1300, the Sixth Amendment Preservation Act, to reassert the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial in all prosecutions. Dr. Paul's legislation would prevent any future authorization of military...
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces Bill to Prioritize Smaller Harbors
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul reintroduced the Harbor Equity Act, which modifies the existing criteria used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge smaller harbors. Currently, the Corps prioritizes dredging solely for larger harbors that see 1...
Sens. Paul & Schatz Reintroduce RESET Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment (RESET) Act. This bipartisan...
Sens. Paul, Murphy, and Franken Demand Senate Vote on Proposed Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Al Franken (D-MN) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval to force the U.S. Senate to vote on a resolution blocking a portion of new weapons sales to Saudi Arabia in support of...
Dr. Rand Paul to Introduce Resolution Urging Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced he is introducing a Senate resolution calling for America's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which the Obama Administration formally entered into in September 2016. Experts predict that by the year 2040,...
Dr. Rand Paul’s REINS Act Passed by Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) passed U.S. Senator Rand Paul's S. 21, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny" (REINS) Act, sending the legislation to the Senate floor. "For too...
Paul, Leahy, Merkley, Scott, & Massie Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Introduction of the Justice Safety Valve Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the Justice Safety Valve Act, S. 1127, in the U.S. Senate. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) are...
CNN Op-Ed: Dr. Rand Paul: Sessions’ sentencing plan would ruin lives
The attorney general on Friday made an unfortunate announcement that will impact the lives of millions of Americans: he issued new instructions for prosecutors to charge suspects with the most serious provable offenses, "those that carry the most substantial...
Dr. Rand Paul Releases Statement on Attorney General’s Action on Mandatory Minimums
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul released the following statement in response to reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed prosecutors nationwide to pursue stricter mandatory minimum sentences. "Mandatory minimum sentences have unfairly...
Dr. Rand Paul Releases Statement on Attorney General’s Action on Mandatory Minimums
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul released the following statement in response to reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed prosecutors nationwide to pursue stricter mandatory minimum sentences. "Mandatory minimum sentences have unfairly...