Washington, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), reintroduced the Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act in the U.S. Senate, following the bill’s unanimous passage in the House Judiciary Committee last week.
The Founding Fathers warned of a Federal Government bent on usurping the power, rights, and privacy of its States and citizens. In the last nine years, the Federal Government has expanded the scope of its power at an alarming rate, while blatantly ignoring the...
Last week, there was much discussion over "unmasking," where Obama administration officials flagrantly violated the constitutional rights of American citizens, including those of their political opponents.To be sure, this behavior was abhorrent, and I gladly...
In 2015, I filibustered reauthorization of the Patriot Act. My filibuster was not popular with other senators because it kept them in Washington over a Memorial Day weekend. I still remember one or two hotheads muttering and directing profanity under their breath. I...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2020 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a speech on the U.S. Senate floor this morning, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke out in defense of Americans' constitutional rights and condemned warrantless...
This weekend, the Senate will likely vote on Phase 3 of the federal coronavirus response. As they do so, I urge aggressive but prudent actions.As a physician, we learn early and take an oath to "do no harm." This is an important principle to apply to both the medical...
The American people have seen a grand charade on display in Washington.First, the circus toured the U.S. House for weeks, and now the sideshow has stopped over in the U.S. Senate. Democrats have accused President Donald Trump of using the government to go after his...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 18, 2019 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343WASHINGTON, D.C. - While many in the media have downplayed the instances of bias already present in Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report on the FBI's...
Intelligence agency leaders are waging an all-out public relations campaign in support of their favored surveillance authority, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which expires at the end of this year. But at the same time they demand...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2018 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced that he has sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding answers about FBI Agent Peter Strzok...