WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today announced plans to introduce legislation that would ban the Federal Reserve (Fed), and all of its personnel, from lobbying Congress and the American people against legislation to bring transparency to the Fed or other...
Sen. Rand Paul Reintroduces “Audit the Fed”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today reintroduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015, widely known as "Audit the Fed," taking steps to place it directly on the Senate Legislative Calendar. The bill eliminates restrictions on Government...
Dr. Rand Paul Uncovers USAID’s Plan to Spend $6 Million to Promote Tourism in Albania
Uncle Sam: "Come Visit the US...or go to Albania" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition of "The Waste Report," an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition draws...
REMARKS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY: Sen. Rand Paul Floor Speech Before Senate Votes on Continuing his Filibuster on Budget Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today will deliver a speech on the U.S. Senate floor regarding his opposition to the two-year federal budget agreement. Sen. Paul has been a strong and vocal advocate against an unlimited debt limit increase in the budget...
Sen. Rand Paul’s Late Night Filibuster Nearly Derails Debt Increase
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul delivered multiple speeches on the U.S. Senate floor regarding his opposition to the two-year federal debt and spending bill. In the dead of night, Senate leadership gathered the 60 votes needed to stop Sen. Paul's...
FLOOR SPEECH: Sen. Rand Paul Speaks Out Against Budget Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor today regarding his opposition to the two-year federal budget agreement.For a point of clarification: after Sen. Paul announced his filibuster of the debt bill earlier...
Dr. Rand Paul Uncovers $15.6 Million Spent on Free Community College for Foreign Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition of "The Waste Report," an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition draws attention to the Community College Initiative (CCI)...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Resolution for Senate Review on Upcoming Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul yesterday introduced Senate Resolution 290, a resolution calling for the U.S. Senate to reassert its constitutional role in treaty review. Specifically, the resolution highlights the need for any agreement reached at the 2015...
Dr. Rand Paul Uncovers $380K NIH Study on ‘Freshman 15’ in Latest ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition to 'The Waste Report,' an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. The latest edition highlights the National Institutes for Health (NIH) conducting...
Sen. Rand Paul Announces Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today announced plans to introduce the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2015 once the U.S. Senate is back in session next week. Building off of the Cut-Cap-Balance effort in 2011, this legislation would cut the 2016 deficit in...