Dr. Rand Paul Applauds Senate Passage of Tax Cuts, Calls for Further Action
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 2, 2017 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343Dr. Rand Paul Applauds Senate Passage of Tax Cuts, Calls for Further Action WASHINGTON, D.C. - Early Saturday morning, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released the following statement after...
Dr. Rand Paul Applauds Senate Passage of Tax Cuts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 1, 2017Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343Dr. Rand Paul Applauds Senate Passage of Tax CutsWASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released the following statement after voting for H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs...
Dr. Rand Paul Introduces FATCA Repeal Amendment to Tax Reform Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:November 30, 2017Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343WASHINGTON, D.C. - Continuing his efforts to protect the privacy of Americans' financial records, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced an amendment to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and...
Sens. Paul and McConnell Reintroduce Economic Freedom Zones Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell reintroduced the Economic Freedom Zones Act. This legislation will establish free market enterprise zones and dramatically reduce taxes to help facilitate the creation of new jobs and...
U.S. Senators to Attorney General Sessions: Reassure Hemp Industry You Will Uphold the Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Al Franken (D-MN), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to address their constituents' concerns regarding the hemp industry's access to...
Dr. Rand Paul Proposes Association Health Plans as Solution to 27 Million Left Behind by Obamacare
LOUISVILLE, KY- Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul held a press conference in Louisville, where he proposed changing the laws governing group insurance and legalizing Association Health Plans. Joined by representatives from two dozen Kentucky organizations,...
Dr. Rand Paul Outlines Proposals for Revising Senate Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul sent a letter to President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and other Senate leaders laying out four policy improvements he would like to see made to the Better Care Reconciliation Act of...
Sens. Paul, Cruz, Johnson, and Lee Issue Joint Statement on Senate Health Bill
WASHINGTON - Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday responding to the release of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017: "Currently, for a variety of reasons, we are not ready to...
Dr. Rand Paul Comments on Senate Republican Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul issued the following statement after Senate Republican leadership released their health care legislation: "The current bill does not repeal Obamacare. It does not keep our promises to the American people. I will oppose...
Dr. Rand Paul Responds to Rushed Health Care Process by Reintroducing ‘Read the Bills’ Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul reintroduced his "Read the Bills" resolution, which would provide sufficient time for legislation to be thoroughly reviewed. Dr. Paul's change to Senate rules would require bills, amendments, and conference reports to...
U.S. Senate Votes on Blocking Portion of Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - By invoking the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Al Franken (D-MN) forced a vote today on blocking a portion of new weapons sales to Saudi Arabia that would support its military campaign in...
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces the Sixth Amendment Preservation Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul reintroduced S. 1300, the Sixth Amendment Preservation Act, to reassert the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial in all prosecutions. Dr. Paul's legislation would prevent any future authorization of military...
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces Bill to Prioritize Smaller Harbors
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul reintroduced the Harbor Equity Act, which modifies the existing criteria used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge smaller harbors. Currently, the Corps prioritizes dredging solely for larger harbors that see 1...
Sens. Paul & Schatz Reintroduce RESET Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment (RESET) Act. This bipartisan...
Sens. Paul, Murphy, and Franken Demand Senate Vote on Proposed Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Al Franken (D-MN) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval to force the U.S. Senate to vote on a resolution blocking a portion of new weapons sales to Saudi Arabia in support of...
Dr. Rand Paul to Introduce Resolution Urging Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced he is introducing a Senate resolution calling for America's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which the Obama Administration formally entered into in September 2016. Experts predict that by the year 2040,...
Dr. Rand Paul’s REINS Act Passed by Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) passed U.S. Senator Rand Paul's S. 21, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny" (REINS) Act, sending the legislation to the Senate floor. "For too...
Paul, Leahy, Merkley, Scott, & Massie Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Introduction of the Justice Safety Valve Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the Justice Safety Valve Act, S. 1127, in the U.S. Senate. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) are...
CNN Op-Ed: Dr. Rand Paul: Sessions’ sentencing plan would ruin lives
The attorney general on Friday made an unfortunate announcement that will impact the lives of millions of Americans: he issued new instructions for prosecutors to charge suspects with the most serious provable offenses, "those that carry the most substantial...
Dr. Rand Paul Releases Statement on Attorney General’s Action on Mandatory Minimums
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul released the following statement in response to reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed prosecutors nationwide to pursue stricter mandatory minimum sentences. "Mandatory minimum sentences have unfairly...