WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and author of 'The Waste Report,' Senator Rand Paul yesterday sent a letter to the Chairman of the Budget Committee Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Ranking Member...
Sen. Rand Paul Questions Sec. John Kerry at Foreign Relation’s Committee on FY2017 State Department Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today attended the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to question Secretary of State John Kerry on the FY2017 State Department Budget request. During the hearing, Sen. Paul emphasized the need to cut wasteful,...
Sen. Rand Paul Highlights DOJ Subsidizing $54 Million on “Temporary Travel” Spanning for More than a Year in Latest Edition of ‘The Waste Report’
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. The latest edition highlights the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Sen. Rand Paul Issues Letters Urging Speedy and Thorough Investigation at Cincinnati VA Hospital
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul issued three separate letters today to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the VA Office of Inspector General, and the VA Office of the Medical Inspector urging the officials to conduct a thorough...
Sen. Rand Paul Highlights $30,000 NSF Study on Ugandan Sports Gambling in Latest Edition of ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition highlights a $30,000 study, funded by the National Science...
Sen. Rand Paul Calls to End the President’s Abuse of Sanction Waivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the U.S. Senate floor yesterday, Senator Rand Paul introduced amendment #3301 to the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement bill, which calls to end abuse of sanction waivers by the President. Below is the video and transcript of Sen. Paul's...
Sen. Rand Paul Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on EPA Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the following statement applauding the Supreme Court's decision to temporarily halt President Obama's regulations on the coal industry:"It is encouraging that the Supreme Court halted one of President...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Fort Knox Energy Security Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced S.2523, the Fort Knox Energy Security Act. The legislation would specifically allow the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to continue producing natural gas at Fort Knox in Kentucky, which ultimately would...
Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers NSF Funded Romance Research Project Costing Taxpayers $2.5 Million in Latest Edition of ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released latest edition of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. Just in time for Valentine's Day, the latest edition calls attention to a...
Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers Federally Funded Study on E-mail Response Patterns in Latest ‘The Waste Report’
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. The latest edition uncovers the federal government spending an untold...