WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the U.S. Senate floor yesterday, Senator Rand Paul delivered the following remarks regarding his opposition to the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act ("TSCA Modernization Act," H.R. 2576) and the dangers of new, overreaching federal...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Amendment to NDAA to Restore Congressional Authority on Declaring War
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced an amendment to S.2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA), which finds that the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF) do not give President Obama the...
Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers $24.7 Million USAID Project Aimed to Inform the Philippines on Climate Change
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. In the latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' Sen. Paul uncovers plans for...
Senators Paul, Hatch, and Markey Call on HHS to Follow Senate Lead in Increasing Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment
Senators lead bipartisan group of 22 Senators in calling on the Department to raise the cap on prescribing buprenorphine to 500 patientsToday, Senators Paul (R-KY), Hatch (R-UT), and Markey (D-MA) led a bipartisan group of 22 Senators in writing to Sylvia Burwell,...
Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers $1.4 Million Wasteful EPA Early Retirement Buyout for Employees
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. In the latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' Sen. Paul uncovers the...
Sen. Paul Refuses to Support Rushed Legislation
Demands Sufficient Time to Read The BillWASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today stood on the Senate floor and objected to the unanimous consent request passage of H.R. 2576. Senator Rand Paul believes lawmakers should read legislation before voting on it. This...
Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee Passes Sen. Paul’s Bonuses for Cost Cutters Act
WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed Sen. Rand Paul's Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act, a bill with bipartisan support, that encourages federal agencies to return unneeded funds to the taxpayer through...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Amendment to NDAA Requiring Census Bureau to Count All Service Members
S. Amdt. #4073 Service Members and Communities Count ActWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation would mandate the Census Bureau to count all deployed service members at the...
Sen. Rand Paul Highlights $1.8 Billion in Wasteful Spending Through Weekly Waste Reports
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul this week highlights 52 weeks of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government.Over the last year alone, the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Amendment to NDAA Allowing Continuation of Natural Gas Production at Fort Knox
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation would specifically allow the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to continue producing natural gas at Fort Knox in Kentucky, which...