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...
Sen. Rand Paul Leads 34 Senators Requesting HHS Inspector General Investigation of Planned Parenthood Tissue Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) sent a letter, signed by 34 of his colleagues, to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson calling for a full audit of all fetal research supported by HHS to...
Dr. Rand Paul Exposes Multimillion-Dollar Mulligan for International Space Station 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 exposes the federal government spending $15 million each year...
Sen. Rand Paul Holds Hearing to Mitigate Wasteful, End of the Year Federal Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management for the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing entitled, "Prudent Planning or Wasteful Binge? A Look...