WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Rand Paul today announced that he is returning $500,000 to the United States Treasury – money unspent from his official operating budget. The total amount being returned is more than 16 percent of Paul’s original office budget. As far as is known, no U.S. Senator has [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in Sackett v. EPA. This case not only highlights the extraordinary power of the EPA, but exemplifies the abusive overreach of regulatory agencies by placing unreasonable burdens on peaceful citizens and threatening them with heavy fines or jail [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Jan. 12, Sen. Rand Paul will hold a press conference at the St. Matthews Community Center to make an announcement and return a large portion of taxpayer dollars to the U.S. Treasury. This event is open to the press and there will be availability for Q&A [...]
Please join us for a Town Hall meeting with United States Senator Rand Paul.
What: Town Hall Meeting
When: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 @12:30 P.M.
Where: The Murray Room @ the CFSB Center at Murray State University
Since this is a public meeting, please feel free to invite others to attend [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul today released the following statement regarding the EPA’s first limits on mercury pollution from coal-fired plants, otherwise known as Utility MACT (maximum achievable control technology).
“While mercury exposure is and should be taken seriously for existing regulations, the current impact of mercury emissions from U.S. sources is vastly overstated,” Sen. [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, Iraqi citizen Waad Ramadan Alwan pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges in U.S. District Court. Alwan was one of two Iraqi refugees arrested in Bowling Green, Ky., earlier this year on terrorism charges.
Sen. Paul released the following statement regarding Alwan’s guilty plea:
“The hard work of local law enforcement officials in [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, Sen. Rand Paul took to the Senate floor urging his fellow colleagues to rein in Washington’s out-of-control spending by adding a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. Tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Senate is scheduled to vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment (S.J. Res 10), [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives took a bold step toward regulatory reform in passing the REINS Act, or Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, with a vote of 241-184.
“I applaud the House tonight in passing the REINS Act, championed by my fellow Kentuckian Rep. [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Sen. Rand Paul prevented the passage of an amendment that would have further eroded Americans’ constitutional rights. Offered to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2012 (S.1867), amendment No. 1274 would have allowed the U.S. government to detain an American citizen indefinitely, even after they had been tried and found [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Rand Paul introduced and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) co-sponsored the Harbor Equity Act, which prioritizes smaller harbors for dredging work.
The Harbor Equity Act would benefit smaller harbors facing shut-downs, such as the Hickman River Port in Kentucky and the Port of Charleston in South Carolina. The legislation would drop the [...]