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13Feb 13

Sen. Paul to Hold Brennan Nomination

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today announced he is prepared to hold the nomination of John Brennan as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) until he receives sufficient answers to two letters of inquiry he sent to Mr. Brennan regarding the use of drones.

13Feb 13

Sen. Paul Delivers Tea Party Response to State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, Sen. Rand Paul delivered the Tea Party response to President Obama's State of the Union address. Below is a video and transcript of his speech.

6Feb 13

Sen. Paul Delivers Foreign Policy Speech

Foreign policy is uniquely an arena where we should base decisions on the landscape of the world as it is . . . not as we wish it to be. I see the world as it is. I am a realist, not a neoconservative, nor an isolationist.

5Feb 13

Sen. Paul Introduces Audit the Fed Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul has introduced the bipartisan Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2013. Known widely as "Audit the Fed," the bill calls to eliminate restrictions on Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits of the Federal Reserve and mandating the Fed's credit facilities, securities purchases, and quantitative easing activities would be subject to Congressional oversight.

5Feb 13

Sen. Paul Statement on Embassy Security Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul this week issued the following statement into the Congressional Record regarding S.227, the Embassy Security Bill, which passed the U.S. Senate last night.

1Feb 13

Sen. Paul Introduces National Right to Work Act

Sen. Rand Paul this week introduced the National Right to Work Act, S. 204, which seeks to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

1Feb 13

Sen. Paul Introduces Bill to Prohibit U.S. Sale of F-16s to Egypt

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Rand Paul today continued his push to end the U.S. sale of F-16s to the Egyptian government. Modeled after an amendment he introduced to H.R.325, Sen. Paul today introduced S. 201, a bill to prohibit the U.S. government from selling F-16 military aircraft, M1 tanks, and similar military weapons to the Egyptian government.

31Jan 13

Senate Votes on Paul Amendment to Prevent Sale of F-16s to Egypt

The U.S. Senate today voted on a series of amendments to H.R.325, the debt limit bill. Included in the amendment votes was one introduced by Sen. Rand Paul that would prohibit the U.S. government from selling F-16 military aircraft, M1 tanks, and similar military weapons to the Egyptian government.

29Jan 13

Sen. Paul and Rep. Duncan Issue Dear Colleague Letter Calling for Congressional Investigation of Benghazi Attack

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) issued a Dear Colleague letter to members of House and Senate leadership requesting immediate action from both chambers of Congress to fully investigate the facts surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

29Jan 13

Sen. Paul Statement on Sandy Supplemental Bill

This evening, the U.S. Senate voted on a series of amendments to H.R.152, the Sandy Supplemental Appropriations Bill, to fund disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy. While the H.R.152 passed, with a vote of 62-36; the Lee Amendment No. 4 failed.

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