Sen. Rand Paul Highlights the Ridiculousness of $12 Billion Dollars Spent On Collecting Taxes
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, Sen. Paul highlights the ridiculously high cost...
Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers $500,000.00 NIH Grant Studying People’s Fondness for Spicy Foods
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, Sen. Paul uncovers the National Institutes of...
Dr. Rand Paul Stands Up For Second Amendment Rights, While Keeping Weapons Away From Terrorists
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Dr. Rand Paul voted to keep guns out of the hands of terrorists while still preserving the constitutional rights of all Americans. Paul voted for the Cornyn Amendment, which notifies the FBI if anyone on the terror watch list tries to buy a...
Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers NSF Spending $375,000 to Study Importance of Federal Research Funding
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, Sen. Paul uncovers the National Science Foundation...
Sens. Rand Paul, Mike Lee, & Dianne Feinstein Urge Support for Due Process Guarantee Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) joined Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the floor of the Senate to speak in support of the Due Process Guarantee Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017...
Sen. Rand Paul Speaks Out Against Lautenberg Act and the Dangers of New Federal Regulations
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...
Senate Unanimously Passes Sen. Rand Paul’s Amendment to Designate Interstate I-169 in Western Kentucky to the Transportation and Housing Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senator Rand Paul's amendment to H.R. 2577, the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. The amendment will designate the southern...
Sens. Paul, Wyden and Bipartisan Senators Call on Congress to Stop Massive Expansion of Government Surveillance and Hacking Power
Stopping Mass Hacking Act Reverses Disastrous Changes to Warrant Procedures; Congress Must Act or Government Will Be Able to Hack Millions of Americans' Devices with a Single Warrant, Compromising Security and PrivacyWashington, D.C.- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Amendments to Transportation and Housing Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced the following amendments to H.R. 2577, the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill currently being considered by the Senate. The first amendment...
Sen. Rand Paul Highlights Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Spent to Promote Diplomacy with U.S.’ Largest Foreign Creditors
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 draws attention to...
Sen. Rand Paul Requests Response from Office of Surface Mining on Proposed Stream Protection Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today sent a letter to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) Director Joseph Pizarchik regarding their continued lack of response to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on the proposed Stream...