From Rand Paul:
Dr. Rand Paul Puts U.S. Senate on Record on Its Reckless Spending
On Thursday, the Senate took up a Continuing Resolution to keep federal spending levels the same for the next two months.
Before the vote, I forced the Senate to confront its fiscal recklessness by voting on my amendment to cut spending in the bill by just 2 percent. Such a move would help put us on the road to a balanced budget while still paying for our priorities.
In a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, I described how most groups I talk to in Kentucky and Washington, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum, understand the need to cut federal spending.
“Even the groups receiving it are willing to cut 1 or 2 percent," I stated. "But you know who’s not? The Senate. The Congress. They won’t cut anything,” I continued.
I went on to highlight how runaway government spending is to blame for massive deficits, as federal revenue is actually up, later adding, “My amendment won’t pass because people are afraid that the public won’t like them if they don’t give them more money. I’m afraid we’ll destroy the country if we keep running more deficits.”
You can watch my speech
HERE.
Unfortunately, a majority indeed voted to support the status quo over my amendment, which perfectly illustrated the bipartisan nature of the problem.
I have fought hard in the Senate to institute basic fiscal responsibility, including introducing reforms such as my Penny Plan to balance the budget in five years.
Government can and must do better, and I will keep leading the charge to make sure it does!
(Dr. Paul Stands Up for Fiscal Sanity - Sept. 26, 2019)
Dr. Rand Paul in Breitbart
In a piece for
Breitbart on Wednesday, I blasted the Democrats' push for impeachment, calling out their motivations and their hypocrisy regarding Ukraine.
"How is it okay for Vice President Biden or Democrat senators to threaten aid to Ukraine but somehow impeachable for a president to allegedly do so?" I asked.
I began the op-ed by posing another question, "When will it end?"
I answered later by saying, "Simply put, never. The transcript will not be enough. The full whistleblower complaint, which I support Congress receiving, will not be enough. Testimony from the whistleblower — even if every single employee of the national security state testified in front of Congress on any topic — would not be enough. If there’s nothing to be found here, Democrats will simply try to find something else or return to old accusations."
"The hatred for the Trump presidency runs deep on the left, and hate is consuming," I continued. "It’s consuming Congress’ energy and time and the American people’s patience, for starters, and it’s time for the games to stop."
You can read my op-ed
HERE.
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admit that the only "journalism" that you think is "honest" is that which tells you what you want to believe. Investigative journalism has uncoverd over 12,000 lies told by this POTUS since taking office yet you continue to believe a man that has a long history of lies and manipulation. The same man that propagated the myth that his predecessor was born outside of this country...the same man that took out a full page add in the New York Times calling for the death penalty of 5 men proven to be innocent. The same man who at one time had lots to say about David Duke yet when David Duke endorsed him for POTUS claimed to not know who David Duke was.
