WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the recent storms throughout Kentucky, and the increasing flooding in Western Kentucky, Sen. Rand Paul today offered the following statement and information to constituents.
“The severe weather, tornadoes, high winds, and heavy rains have inundated Western Kentucky, leaving residents with power outages, property loss and a record amount of flooding. As Gov. [...]
What Do Light Bulbs Have to do with the Commerce Clause?
By Geoffrey P. Hunt – American Thinker – Source
Rand Paul, freshman US Senator from Kentucky, at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing last month, summed up in a few choice sentences the Democratic Party progressive agenda:
You’re really anti-choice on every consumer item [...]
The Washington Post – By David A. Fahrenthold – Source
The programs sound innocuous enough: One spends federal money to store cotton bales. Another offers scholars a chance to study Asian-American relations. Two others pay to market U.S. oranges in Asia and clean up abandoned coal mines.
But in Washington’s wonkier circles, these are the federal budget’s [...]
‘If we’re spending more this year than last year, that’s not a cut.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Rand Paul took to the Senate floor to comment on the budget deal reached by Congressional leadership and the President. He expressed his disapproval of a measure he believes doesn’t go far enough to address the nation’s fiscal [...]
Reacts to President Obama’s address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Sen. Rand Paul responded to President Obama’s speech about the budget, and called out the president for not addressing the issue of entitlements seriously.
“Once again the President is failing to lead on one of the most critical issues this country faces,” Sen. Paul said. “He doesn’t believe [...]
‘I would propose we spend more time expanding our choices for energy and less time banning light bulbs.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul today spoke at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing against the proposed federal over-regulation of incandescent light bulbs. Sen. Paul used, as an example, a passage from the dystopian novel, [...]
Sen. Paul issues Dear Colleague letter: ‘This discussion is simply not credible or serious’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Rand Paul is issuing the following Dear Colleague letter to his Congressional colleagues, criticizing the lack of serious spending cuts in the 2011 funding bill. The bill that Members will be asked to vote on this week [...]
“There doesn’t need to be a shutdown in order for us to address the spending problem”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Sen. Rand Paul proposed the Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011 to address the issues that may occur during a federal government shutdown. The proposal ensures that essential government services continue to [...]
From Human Events article here
Garbage in, garbage out.
There were supposed to be a number of important votes coming up in the Senate this week, but news from those august halls suddenly dried up on Thursday. Why? Because Rand Paul backed Harry Reid into a corner and forced him to adjourn the Senate.
Paul (R-KY) [...]
CSPAN is covering the Republican Party of Iowa’s Night of the Rising Stars with keynote speaker Sen. Rand Paul on Saturday 4/2 (Today) at 7pm CST / 8pm EST. You can watch online at the link – http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN/
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