Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : May 13, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to a letter U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management (FSO) Subcommittee, sent yesterday to Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, Senator Paul today revealed stunning new information concerning high-ranking Obama administration officials involved in the unmasking of former National Intelligence Director General Michael Flynn. The list of names the NSA reported “who may have received Lt. Gen Flynn's identity in...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : May 12, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – During today’s U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on “Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School,” U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) reiterated his call for power to be disbursed as much as possible among states instead of instituting a “one-size-fits-all,” national plan on reopening America. Dr. Paul additionally questioned why so many states are deferring to Dr. Anthony Fauci exclusively on when states should reopen without any considerations for...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : May 12, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 ‘What Happened to General Flynn and President Trump Should Never Be Allowed to Happen Again’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced he will introduce an amendment to H.R. 6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020, to protect every American’s privacy, ensure due process, and reassert the Fourth Amendment. “It flies in the face of our Constitution that a secret court can authorize invading an innocent American’s privacy. Recent months have once again made all too clear how such a...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : May 7, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation to allow distillers to make hand sanitizer without having to pay the excise taxes they usually would if their product was for human consumption. In order to address a national shortage of hand sanitizer, distillers in Kentucky and across the country have stepped up on behalf of their communities by offering to use their unique production capabilities and resources to bring more hand sanitizer to the market during this time of...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : May 6, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced fellow Kentuckian Judge Justin Walker to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee before its hearing on his nomination to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Previously, Dr. Paul had recommended Judge Walker to the Trump administration for his current seat on the Western Kentucky District Court. “I’m very pleased that President Trump reached outside the Beltway-to-New York bubble to elevate a judge who is committed to our...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : May 5, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 to help more Americans get and keep affordable health insurance during this health emergency and modernize the insurance system to fit a 21st century economy. With many Americans losing their jobs and health insurance due to the pandemic, and with many who are still employed remaining uninsured or underinsured because they work for themselves, the legislation would offer the negotiating...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : April 21, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management (FSO) Subcommittee, returned to Capitol Hill to discuss the road forward in responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic. While stating his support for helping American businesses and families make it through this crisis, Dr. Paul opposed adding nearly half a trillion in debt and urged Congress to be fiscally responsible in its approach for the sake of our country’s future and ability to...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : April 20, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) joined several other senators in sending a letter urging Administrator Jovita Carranza to reopen the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) online portal and accept Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications that were completed as of April 16, when the program ran out of funding. This is just the latest in Dr. Paul’s efforts to ensure a fast-moving and effective response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Reopening the online portal would...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul (R-KY) announced that President Donald Trump has appointed him to a bipartisan congressional task force that will help consider the safest ways and best timing to reopen the economy and get Americans back to work as soon as possible. “I am pleased to be joining the bipartisan task force on reopening the economy. Together with President Trump, we will get this economy roaring once again. We need to let Americans get safely back to work and bring...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) addressed concerns Kentucky distillers have raised by joining U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Gary Peters (D-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in sending a bipartisan letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn urging the FDA to remove another government roadblock hindering Americans’ response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. As Americans continue to step up to...Read more