WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Rand Paul introduced an amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization bill to formally end the war in Iraq.
The war in Iraq cannot be considered definitively concluded if Congress does not reclaim its constitutional power to declare war by repealing the [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted on the Jobs Through Growth Act, introduced last month by Sens. Rand Paul, John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio). It was defeated 40-56.
“Massive government spending, higher taxes, and hundreds of costly regulations have stagnated our economy. Rather than creating much-needed jobs here [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Rand Paul invoked the privilege of the Congressional Review Act to force the Senate to vote on an unnecessary and overreaching rule from the Environmental Protection Agency. The resolution of disapproval was defeated 41-56.
“The Obama Administration’s regulatory power grab is costing Americans – and [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, the U.S. Senate voted on an amendment to the FY2012 Appropriations bill offered by Sen. Rand Paul that would fund construction efforts on our nation’s most high-priority infrastructure needs without adding to our national debt.
Offsetting the cost of these projects by eliminating transportation enhancement [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee giving members merely 48 hours to read and discuss the 868-page No Child Left Behind/Elementary and Secondary Education Act amendment bill, Sen. Rand Paul filed 74 amendments of his own and immediately insisted the committee first read the bill, find [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Below is a video and transcript of Sen. Paul’s floor speech this afternoon regarding the No Child Left Behind/Elementary and Secondary Education Act mark-up.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Reserving the right to object, I find it a tragedy that we are operating here in [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul today issued a Dear Colleague letter to Senators Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. In that letter, Sen. Paul urged them to slow down the process with which the [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul proposed an amendment to the Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 (S.275), to fix the bill and its pipeline testing requirements as recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board in a recent report on pipeline safety. It is awaiting final passage, which could [...]
Will allow SSI extension to pass without his support
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul today allowed legislation to provide refugees with government welfare to proceed after reaching an important agreement with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). After voicing his concerns about the accuracy and accountability of the program with Sen. Schumer, [...]
Sens. Paul, Portman, McCain and McConnell offer Republican plan to create millions of American jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul today unveiled a Republican jobs plan with Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Rob Portman (Ohio) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.).
The Republican jobs plan takes a different approach, trying [...]
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