WASHINGTON, D.C. - After new guidance created widespread confusion about when and where farmers can grow, research, and sell industrial hemp in the United States, U.S. Senators Rand Paul, R-Ky., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Jared...
A Selfie of Waste
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee, released the latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. How often have you...
Dr. Rand Paul Named ‘Taxpayers’ Friend’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) honored U.S. Senator Rand Paul with its 2015 "Taxpayers' Friend Award" for his commitment to fiscal responsibility, limited government, and lower taxes in the first session of the 114th Congress. "It's a...
The School of Waste
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee, released the latest edition of "The Waste Report," an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. This week's special,...
Dr. Rand Paul Named ‘Guardian of Small Business’
LEXINGTON, KY - This morning, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) presented U.S. Senator Rand Paul with its "Guardian of Small Business Award" in recognition of his pro-small business record in Congress. The award was given to Dr. Paul by Tom...
Dr. Rand Paul Returns Over $3 Million to U.S. Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced today that he saved more than $620,000 from his official FY 2016 operating budget, bringing the total amount Dr. Paul has returned to the taxpayers to over $3,000,000 since taking office in January 2011."It's easy to...
EPA’s Bulk-Buy Transit Subsidy Gone Wrong
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee, released the latest edition of "The Waste Report," an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. Is a bulk discount...
Dr. Rand Paul Creates Faster Path for Treatments with New FDA Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul has introduced S. 3466, the Accelerating New Pharmaceutical Competition Act, to reduce red tape at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by fast tracking FDA approval of medicines and devices that have met...
One Small Step for Waste, One Giant Leap for Wastekind
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee, released the latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. We all learned, "That's...
Dr. Rand Paul to US Senate: Protect Terminal Patients’ Access to Treatment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul called for the passage of U.S. Senator Ron Johnson's (R-WI) S. 2912, the Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act, to prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from interfering with "Right to Try" laws that...