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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to Hold Hearings with State and DHS Officials at His Insistence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the recent apprehension of two suspected terrorists in his hometown of Bowling Green, Ky., earlier this month, Sen. Rand Paul immediately insisted on an investigation into what procedures and safeguards broke down, allowing [...]

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Word is that the Senate Republicans are holding up and lobbying against Senator Rand Paul’s gun protection amendment to the PATRIOT ACT. You can read more about it at this Campaign For Liberty post.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate tonight voted on a motion to proceed with Sen. Rand Paul’s balanced budget plan, which he introduced as a privileged resolution last week. (Click here to view the budget in its entirety)
The only Senate budget plan that follows the guidelines set forth in the [...]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Rand Paul spent a significant amount of the day on the Senate floor urging Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to keep his word and allow debate and amendments on the USA PATRIOT Act extension.
“Instead of honoring statements he made in February regarding allowing amendments [...]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Rand Paul spoke on the Senate floor regarding the extension of the USA PATRIOT Act and introduced eight amendments and co-sponsored one amendment to the bill.

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There’s been a lot of discussion of the PATRIOT Act, and we’re told basically we wouldn’t be able to capture these terrorists [...]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Rand Paul introduced eight amendments and co-sponsored one amendment to the USA PATRIOT Act extension bill.
During the initial debate on PATRIOT Act reauthorization earlier this year, Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid’s said he would allow amendments and debate when the bill was brought up again.
Senator Reid’s (D-Nev.) comments in the [...]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul introduced a budget resolution based on the five-year balanced budget plan he unveiled in March. This afternoon he issued a Dear Colleague letter to Members of the Senate along with a copy of his budget resolution.
“It has been over 750 days since the [...]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At noon on Friday, May 20, U.S. Senator Rand Paul is scheduled to be the guest speaker for the Russellville Kiwanis Club. Please see below for information about the event.
EVENT: Russellville Kiwanis Club features guest speaker Sen. Rand Paul
DATE: Friday, May 20, 2011
TIME: Noon (Central)
LOCATION: First Christian Church
201 W Seventh St.
Russellville, KY

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Eliminate gas tax and pass savings on to Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Rand Paul proposed a plan to reduce the burden on Americans facing ever-increasing prices at the gas pump. This amendment, which will be proposed to any energy bill that comes before the Senate, would eliminate the profit per gallon [...]

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‘This crisis requires serious fiscal solutions’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Senator Rand Paul called on his Senate colleagues to continue to take bold action to address the nation’s looming fiscal crisis. On March 31, Sen. Paul, along with his 46 Republican Senate colleagues joined in support of a Balanced Budget Amendment, which Sen. Paul also co-sponsored. [...]

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