WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul reintroduced S. 1300, the Sixth Amendment Preservation Act, to reassert the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial in all prosecutions. Dr. Paul's legislation would prevent any future authorization of military...
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Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces Bill to Prioritize Smaller Harbors
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul reintroduced the Harbor Equity Act, which modifies the existing criteria used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge smaller harbors. Currently, the Corps prioritizes dredging solely for larger harbors that see 1...
Dr. Rand Paul to Introduce Resolution Urging Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced he is introducing a Senate resolution calling for America's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which the Obama Administration formally entered into in September 2016. Experts predict that by the year 2040,...
Dr. Rand Paul’s REINS Act Passed by Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) passed U.S. Senator Rand Paul's S. 21, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny" (REINS) Act, sending the legislation to the Senate floor. "For too...
CNN Op-Ed: Dr. Rand Paul: Sessions’ sentencing plan would ruin lives
The attorney general on Friday made an unfortunate announcement that will impact the lives of millions of Americans: he issued new instructions for prosecutors to charge suspects with the most serious provable offenses, "those that carry the most substantial...
Dr. Rand Paul Releases Statement on Attorney General’s Action on Mandatory Minimums
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul released the following statement in response to reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed prosecutors nationwide to pursue stricter mandatory minimum sentences. "Mandatory minimum sentences have unfairly...
Dr. Rand Paul Releases Statement on Attorney General’s Action on Mandatory Minimums
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul released the following statement in response to reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed prosecutors nationwide to pursue stricter mandatory minimum sentences. "Mandatory minimum sentences have unfairly...
Dr. Rand Paul Welcomes Honor Flight Bluegrass to Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, U.S. Senator Rand Paul welcomed veterans from Kentucky and Indiana traveling on their Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Kentucky veterans traveled from cities including Bowling Green, Louisville, Glasgow, Radcliff, Owensboro, and...
Dr. Rand Paul Requests More Information on Obama Administration Surveillance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced he is seeking more information on whether he and other members of Congress were surveilled by the Obama administration or the intelligence community. The announcement follows a Circa News report that...
Dr. Rand Paul Testifies on FATCA, Calls for Repeal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul testified before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Government Operations Subcommittee regarding the damage done by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). "My hope is that this hearing...
