[276], On June 12, 2017, U.S. senators reached an agreement on legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia and Iran. [260] In 2011, shortly after being elected, Paul proposed a budget which specified $542 billion in defense spending. [347] Fauci replied, "You've misconstrued that Senator, and you've done that repetitively in the past", saying that New York had succeeded in getting the virus under control by adhering to the CDC's clinical guidelines. [172] Paul spoke with President Trump over the phone on March 6, Paul telling him that the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act should be two separate bills. Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American physician and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. [320] Also in 2022, he introduced the Breakthrough Therapies Act to allow Schedule I drugs such as psilocybin and MDMA to be rescheduled when they are designated as breakthrough therapies by the Food and Drug Administration. Paul held the floor for 12 hours and 52 minutes. Parents own the children, and it is an issue of freedom. [205], In May 2022, Paul blocked a bipartisan bill that would provide $40 billion in aid for Ukraine during the Russian invasion, citing the need to create a special inspector general to oversee how the aid is spent. [165], Paul confirmed in an October 2017 interview he would not vote for the Republican budget in the Senate unless billions in spending were removed from the plan: "If leadership is unwilling to compromise with somebody who is concerned about the debt, then they deserve to lose. [279] In August 2018 Paul traveled to Moscow and met with several Russian senators, including Sergey Kislyak. [146] Paul also introduced the FAIR Act, or Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act, which would restrict civil forfeiture proceedings. vs. First of all you have to get the voting system changed which aint happening. [8], Despite his father's libertarian views and strong support for individual rights,[8][9] the novelist Ayn Rand was not the inspiration for his first name. [123], In September, Paul stated that the United States should avoid military intervention in the ongoing Syrian Civil War. [77], In the 2010 general election, Paul faced Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway. On Friday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) joined Fox News Laura Ingraham to discuss the way the mainstream media is covering President Joe Biden and whether it is a sign of waning support for the president as the Growing up, he went by "Randy",[10] but his wife shortened it to "Rand. The Constitution is silent on the question of marriage because marriage has always been a local issue. [22], After completing his residency in ophthalmology, Paul moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he has been an "active, licensed physician" since 1993. [244][245] Since 2010, he has said he would allow for a doctor's discretion in life-threatening cases such as ectopic pregnancies. [192] This purchase was the only stock in an individual company that Paul or his wife bought in the previous 10 years. "[11][12], The Paul family moved to Lake Jackson, Texas in 1968,[13] where he was raised[14][15] and where his father began a medical practice and for a period of time was the only obstetrician in Brazoria County. [215], Paul began to assemble his campaign team, setting up campaign offices and hiring his campaign manager in the beginning of 2015, fueling speculation that he was preparing to enter the Presidential race. [45][49], On the announcement of the filing of the lawsuit, Mattie Fein, the spokeswoman for and former wife of attorney Bruce Fein, complained that Fein's intellectual contribution to the lawsuit had been stolen and that he had not been properly paid for his work. [177][178], Paul told reporters on June 15 that he was willing to vote for a partial repeal, but not the implementation of new Republican entitlement programs, which he identified as present in both House and Senate versions of the bill. #1. Paul said he thought a federal bailout would send the wrong message to other cities with financial problems. Andy Beshear. WebRand Paul 2024 or we vote Libertarian again 1.7K 132 132 comments Best Add a Comment andrew_craft - LibRight 2 yr. ago of the US population that doesnt vote be like: 197 Netherspin - LibCenter 2 yr. ago A significant portion of them can't though for various reasons. Rand Paul (October 2015; co-authored with James Randall Robison). "[135], In response to political turmoil in Ukraine in early 2014, Paul initially said that the United States should remain mindful of the fact that although the Cold War is over, Russia remains a military power with long-range nuclear missiles. Nashville: Center Street. [181], On September 19, Paul asserted the Graham-Cassidy bill as immortalizing the Affordable Care Act and "a big government boondoggle of a trillion dollars of spending" that Republicans should abandon in favor of pursuing measures that would allow for health insurance to be purchased across state lines. This money influx was in addition to the money spent by the candidates themselves: $6 million by Paul and $4.7 million by Conway. [218] Had he become the Republican presidential (or vice-presidential) nominee, state law would prohibit him from simultaneously running for re-election. Paul attended Baylor University and is a graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine. [351] In July 2021, Fauci responded to Paul's allegations and called him a liar. Paul questioned the Obama administration's use of drones and the stated legal justification for their potential use within the United States. [121], In response to Detroit's declaration of bankruptcy, Paul stated he would not allow the government to attempt to bail out Detroit. [268] In April 2018, he again criticized the U.S.-Saudi Arabia alliance, highlighting that "Saudi Arabia has funded radical madrassas, teaching hatred of America throughout the world, and that Saudi Arabia also supplied arms to ISIS in the Syrian civil war. He is the the 2nd Person born in Paul was a practicing medical doctor (ophthalmology) in Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1993 until his election to the Senate in 2010. In an interview with the Daily News, Paul Rand started his last presidential campaign on a aircraft carrier.. he's a hypocrite just like the lot of em just likes to give lip service to fiscal responsibility and liberty. [2], Paul was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. [17] That same year, Paul attended the 1976 Republican National Convention, where his father headed Ronald Reagan's Texas delegation. [124] In an op-ed, Paul disputed the Obama administration's claims that the threat of military force caused Syria's government to consider turning over its chemical weapons, instead arguing that the opposition to military action in Syria, and the delay that it caused, led to diplomatic progress. [302], Paul was one of six Republican senators to vote no on expanding the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which would allow the U.S. Justice Department to review hate crimes related to COVID-19 and establish an online database. [139] He wrote: "Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of that nation's sovereignty and an affront to the international community Putin must be punished for violating the Budapest Memorandum, and Russia must learn that the U.S. will isolate it if it insists on acting like a rogue nation. "[184] As of June 2020, according to FiveThirtyEight, Paul had voted with President Trump's position on congressional issues 70% of the time, the second lowest among all Republican senators. [18] Paul left Baylor without completing his baccalaureate degree,[20] when he was accepted into his father's alma mater, the Duke University School of Medicine, which, at the time, did not require an undergraduate degree for admission to its graduate school. [164] In July, Rand Paul joined Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI), Thomas Massie (R-KY), John Duncan Jr. (R-TN) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in opposing a bill that would impose new economic sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Paul's potential candidacy was discussed in the Los Angeles Times[57] and locally in the Kentucky press. Paul was a candidate for the Republican nomination at the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He suspended his campaign in February 2016, after finishing in fifth place out of 12 Republican candidates at the Iowa caucuses . [204], In January 2022, a video resurfaced of Paul advising medical students at the University of Louisville in 2013, during which he said "misinformation works, so try to trick your opponents". He later voted against stopgap measures on March 17 and April 8, both of which passed the senate. The announcement left only Paul and Secretary of State Trey Grayson as the remaining candidates for the Republican nomination,[63] with Paul announcing on August 5, 2009, that he would officially run for the U.S. Senate as a Republican. area. Paul, Schatz & Reps. Brown, Ellison Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Expand Use of Police Body Cameras", "Sens. He did, however, sign the bill though likely out of political pressure. [193][194], After the 2020 presidential election, Paul refused to accept Democratic candidate Joe Biden's victory against Trump and falsely claimed that the election was "stolen."[195]. [281], On July 1, 2020, the Senate rejected Paul's amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which would have required the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan within a year and brought an end to the 19-year war. [107] Paul lifted his hold on the bill after Democratic leaders promised to hold a Congressional hearing into how individuals are selected for refugee status and request an investigation on how the two suspects were admitted in the country through a refugee program. [333] In a January 2020 tweet, Paul said "Despite climate alarmist predictions, humans will likely survive for hundreds of millions of years into the future. [309] Paul has also supported states' rights-focused cannabis legislation, introducing the RohrabacherFarr amendment in 2014,[310] cosponsoring the STATES Act in 2018,[311] and introducing other amendments. [1] A member of the Republican Party, he is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S. representative from Texas, Ron Paul. [115] Attorney General Eric Holder responded that the President is not authorized to deploy extrajudicial punishment without due process, against non-combatant citizens. [261], Referring to ISIS, Paul stated: "I personally believe that this group would not be in Iraq and would not be as powerful had we not been supplying their allies in the war [against Syrian Bashar al-Assad's government]. [356], On August 11, 2021, Rand Paul disclosed that his wife Kelley Paul had purchased a stake in Gilead Sciences, which manufactures an antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19, on February 26, 2020. Paul sustained five broken ribs, of which three were displaced fractures. [183], In January 2019, Paul condemned Senator Mitt Romney for writing an editorial criticizing President Trump. [151], During a press briefing on May 6, 2016, President Obama called on Paul to stop "blocking the implementation of tax treaties that have been pending for years", arguing that they assisted law enforcement in off shore investigations into tax evasion. While there are a lot of choices, the early betting is on a Capitol Hill firebrand uniquely poised to bring in the libertarian wing of the GOP, which could provide a bump of 3% to 4% of the vote. Rand Paul as VP for either eliminates the need for a libertarian nominee or third-party candidate," the adviser said. [21] He regularly contributed to The Baylor Lariat student newspaper. [360], Paul is married to Kelley Paul (ne Ashby), a freelance writer. [272] Paul had previously insisted that he would not confirm Pompeo, citing Pompeo's hawkish foreign policy beliefs.