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...
Sen. Rand Paul Statement on More Coal Job Losses in Kentucky
BOWLING GREEN, KY - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the following statement on the Kentucky Quarterly Coal report just released by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. The report details a record low in coal mine employment, with 3218 jobs lost in 2015...
Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell Issue Letter to Defense Sec. Ash Carter to Protect Kentucky’s Military Installations from Service Member Reductions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), issued the following letter today to the U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter expressing their concern for any effort by the Obama administration to further...
Sen. Rand Paul Highlights DOD Loss of $29 Million Worth of Heavy Equipment in Afghanistan in a Special Edition of ‘The Waste Report’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released a special edition of 'The Waste Report,' which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government. This edition highlights the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan...
Sen. Rand Paul Highlights DOD Spending $40,000 on 11-Foot Model of Fairchild Air Force Base 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 highlights what should be a welcome effort to save...
McConnell, Paul, Lee, & Booker Sponsor Bill to Bring Accountability to Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), announced today the introduction of the bipartisan Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2016. Currently, the Director of the Bureau...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Life at Conception Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced the Life at Conception Act. The legislation would implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment for the right to life of each born and unborn human. The Life at Conception Act does not amend or interpret...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Duplication Reduction and Scoring Act
Reduces the Size of Government by Eliminating Duplicative Programs & Prevents Further Duplication WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced the Duplication Reduction and Scoring Act, which seeks to reduce the size of government by eliminating...
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Legislative Performance Review Act of 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced the Legislative Performance Review Act of 2016. The legislation, originally cosponsored by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), encourages Congress to regularly...
Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers USAID Spending $500,000 on Moldova’s Wine Industry
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 U.S. Agency for International Development...
UPDATE: Bipartisan Majority Supports Senate Action on Sen. Rand Paul’s “Audit the Fed”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor today urging his colleagues to support S. 2232, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015, commonly referred to as "Audit the Fed." The legislation would...
Senate Holds Vote on Sen. Rand Paul’s “Audit the Fed”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor today urging his colleagues to support S. 2232, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015, commonly referred to as "Audit the Fed." The legislation would...
Sen. Rand Paul Highlights $150,000 NSF Study to Examine if Students Sabotage their Own Success 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 a $150,000 project funded by the National...
Robert Augustine Joins Staff as Kentucky Field Representative
BOWLING GREEN, KY - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced the hiring of Robert Augustine to serve in a newly expanded position on his Kentucky staff dedicated to serving the people of Trimble, Oldham, Henry, Shelby, Bullitt, Spencer, Anderson, Nelson, Washington,...
Charlie Borders Joins Staff as Northeastern Kentucky Field Representative
BOWLING GREEN, KY - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced the hiring of Charlie Borders to serve in a new position on his Kentucky staff dedicated to serving the people of Northeastern Kentucky. Mr. Borders will be serving as the Northeastern Kentucky field...
Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers Government Giving Business Assistance to Deported Illegal Immigrants from El Salvador
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 giving business...
Sen. Rand Paul Holds Town Hall in Paducah Before Performing Free Eye Surgeries
PADUCAH, KY - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul held a Town Hall in Paducah, Kentucky at the Paducah Chamber of Commerce Center. Before heading to the Ambulatory Surgery Center in Paducah to perform pro bono eye surgeries, Sen. Paul spoke with Kentuckians in attendance...