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  • 16May 13

    Senate Passes Freedom to Fish Act

    The U.S. Senate today passed the Freedom to Fish Act, S. 421, a bill that protects fishing access at the tailwaters of dams along the Cumberland River, prevents the Army Corps of Engineers from moving forward with a plan to install physical barriers in several locations, including the Barkley and Wolf Creek Dams.
  • 16May 13

    Lee, Cruz, Paul: Don’t Use Procedural Tricks to Raise Taxes, Increase Debt Limit

    Today, Senators Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, and Rand Paul called for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to pass a budget without using any procedural tricks to raise taxes or increase the debt limit. The Majority Leader does not deny that his intent to use a back-door procedure that would allow the Democrats to raise taxes and the debt limit under a 50-vote threshold, rather than the typical 60-vote threshold.
  • 15May 13

    Senate Democrats Block Sen. Paul’s Resolution Condemning IRS

    Today, Senate Democrats placed a hold on Sen. Rand Paul's recent resolution that condemns the targeting of Tea Party groups by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and calls for an investigation into this practice. 
  • 15May 13

    Sen. Paul Introduces Legislation to Prevent ‘Milk Cliff’

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Paul today introduced a bill to permanently suspend the application of agricultural price support authority to certain commodities, such as milk. In the absence of a Farm Bill, Sen. Paul's legislation would prevent the federal milk program from reverting back to the Agricultural Act of 1949 statute, also known as the "milk cliff."
  • 14May 13

    Sen. Paul Proposes Resolution Condemning IRS

    Sen. Rand Paul today proposed a resolution condemning the targeting of Tea Party groups by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and calling for an investigation. 
  • 13May 13

    Statement from McConnell, Paul and Whitfield on Paducah DOE Site

    Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Congressman Ed Whitfield today released the following statement regarding their letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) concerning the reindustrialization of the Paducah site.
  • 10May 13

    Sen. Paul Introduces Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act

    Yesterday, Sen. Rand Paul introduced legislation to establish the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act, which would provide funding for new construction, repair, and replacement of crumbling bridges and roads. The bill will make funding a priority to emergency infrastructure projects by directing revenues reaped from allowing overseas capital to be repatriated back to the United States at a low 5 percent rate into a special transportation fund. By reducing the existing repatriation rate, U.S. companies will have greater incentive to bring funds back to the United States for reinvestment.
  • 8May 13

    Sen. Paul Introduces Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2013

    Yesterday, Sen. Rand Paul introduced the Defense of Environment and Property Act along with Sens. Mike Lee (Utah), Marco Rubio (Fla.), David Vitter (La.) and Mitch McConnell (Ky.). This act will bring common sense back to federal water policy by redefining "navigable waters," excluding ephemeral or intermittent streams from federal jurisdiction, and restraining the pow
  • 8May 13

    Sen. Paul Introduces Bill to Repeal Anti-Privacy Provisions in FATCA

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Sen. Rand Paul introduced a bill to repeal anti-privacy provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and put an end to a defective bill that does not accomplish its objective of ending tax evasion. FATCA infringes upon basic constitutional rights, for under FATCA, private data of anyone considered a "U.S. Person" would have details of their financial assets provided to the IRS without a warrant requirement, suspicious activity report (SAR), or any allegation of wrongdoing at all.
  • 7May 13

    Sen. Paul Urges Consideration of Immigration Bill at HSGAC Hearing

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today spoke before his colleagues on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) and urged for the immigration bill to be debated and amended before the committee. This committee markup would ensure that the border and national security provisions are strong enough for passage in both the House of Representatives and Senate. In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Sen. Paul believes that we must take the time necessary to find out how our immigration and screening process failed before we pass legislation to legalize millions of people.
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