JUST IN: Rand Paul Delivers Epic Speech On Government Spending, Debates Dem On Proposed Budget Cuts

During remarks on the Senate floor, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) debated Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) over his proposed budget cuts to lower the deficit.
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[@SanghongKim]

I support Donald Trump. This is South Korea.

[@WatchingyouWatchingme-p5s]

Cut funding for children with Autism but its real important to find out if animals are more promiscuous on cocain?? Lord have mercy

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

The goal is (probably) to learn _why_ the animals are so excited on cocaine. Surely even you can see why that would be useful to know.

[@katjo71367]

​@@ColonelFredPuntridge 😂😂😂

[@katjo71367]

They've caused autism.

[@WatchingyouWatchingme-p5s]

@@ColonelFredPuntridge WHY TF would I care about THAT? Stop projecting sir

[@PanchoRob]

The Founding Fathers should have put a cap on how much the government could spend.

[@TheeJosephSantos]

He delivered an epic speech on government spending that we paid for.

[@saveamericanfreedom2400]

IT IS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT DEMANDS YOU STOP SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY IT'S TIME TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

[@fbidenflagguy]

How did that cocaine end up in the White House... more than once...?

[@lisettegarcia]

It was the quails. It's always the quails.

[@riasimpson3874]

@@lisettegarcia You can't generalize. It was the promicuous quails. The non-promiscuous ones had nothing to do with it.

[@lisettegarcia]

@@riasimpson3874 😉

[@RhumpleOriginal]

Hunter identifies as a quail.

[@saveamericanfreedom2400]

When they're giving every immigrant $10,000 debit cards and free rent using your social security and your taxpayer dollars when do you say enough is enough.

[@markhoward3753]

How do we say enough is enough without being crucified by the other percentage of the population? Million dollar question

[@johnd.5601]

They actually did take my disability and snap benefits away. They gave it to illegal immigrants and it was in the newspaper. Insurance companies don't respect my rights because of my disabilities and my complicated medical history. If I work and get hurt, I will be homeless. There's to much bureaucracy and everything moves at a snails pace except the fines and late fees!

[@MK7x77]

I couldn't believe thus until I saw all the interviews with check out people at stores 😮

[@barbarajohnson8968]

Why was congress allowed to borrow money from social security? They didn't pay it back either!!!

[@MountainmommaWV3]

Yeah we want that back now

[@DCE-rg4ws]

Red Wave! Trump 2024!

[@Wolf-hd9ke]

And after he finishes... all we hear are crickets.

[@ElizabethHurtado-py8ur]

Illegal use of funds

[@andreawaibel3584]

BRAVO Senator!

[@pencowgirl]

Wish the media would share this

[@donellagallo7079]

Hahahahaha real news? They don’t really care about the people of the USA 🇺🇸

[@billiebickers....]

Waste! Waste! Waste! Tax dollar gone to hell

[@MikeMaulhardt]

The Quail research is outrageous. Much like the money spent on the UN and Sanctuary Cities. What about recouping the COVID funds. Now my City is asking for tax money to staff and furnish the library built with COVID money.

[@KS-tl8tc]

he is my favorite senator perhaps the only one I respect...

[@Mike00982]

Just wasting our money on a stupid study or did the money go into someone's pocket, just like all the other money we give country's that make their leaders rich.

[@wouterkellerman4458]

You just cant make this up???? Reeeaaallyy america???? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DataJuggler]

I don't think the government should be allowed to borrow money. When they do, they waste the money on more government.

[@MiamiBeachMama]

They should ask Hun£€r about the effects of cocaine and promiscuity and it would be cheaper.

[@josiedudley8451]

So true 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@partytimeproductions420]

It's sad you have to change letters to have your voice heard.

[@seancase71]

Crazy how if you spell his name right and mention anything about a laptop or drugs or a certain energy company in Ukraine your post will almost certainly be deleted immediately

[@MiamiBeachMama]

@@partytimeproductions420 - VERY sad, this is like living in Cuba , my brother told me to do so, 😂

[@partytimeproductions420]

@@seancase71 It happens to me every time I point out any fact about a Democrat. If I point out anything negative about a Republican the message will stand.

[@josephinelb5735]

I love Rand Paul I love his persistence and perseverance Congress does not listen to him he is a a safeguard to the American people at least his voice is being uplifted in the halls of Congress! God bless Rand Paul

[@Chris-h3s5q]

Hunters probably in charge of it

[@darlenegoodall7797]

Stop wasting taxpayer money on nonsense. Who cares about quail sex. Or art..or bees.

[@dawoobey7906]

I'm curious who did they buy $1 million dollars worth of cocaine from?

[@aaron.antczak]

Shelden, your words are well placed yet you failed to mention that the Democratic fraternity holds 70% of the countries wealth. Explain that, we want to know.

[@bruceinpb]

Thank you Sen Paul!

[@jayrice8882]

At this point just defund the federal GOVERNMENT!

[@sherrihogge5054]

I ❤ this man

[@danielgriffin8132]

Drug addiction is real in our government

[@kjh4635]

Whitehouse😂😂😂 you are a joke!!!

[@TraciWatson-x6c]

What 😮? Oh dear Lord Stop 🛑 Stop stop steeling Our money. Do you really believe that spending our money, this amount of flipping money on the dam birds, put them on drugs to find out if it does or doesn’t cause them to have sex ?????? Y’all gotta go !

[@Betty-o9g]

I promise you I do not want to pay for your indoctrination at poison ivy League school! 😮

[@franklincone4636]

The problem is if congress want to borrow or spend money they should have to sale bonds to the people of America if we don't buy the bonds then that spending bill don't pass

[@kathymiller4346]

Stop funding fraud 😤

[@brentjensen5344]

the biggest reason to vote for Trump- to get Elon in a place to cut all the wasteful and useless government.

[@TheVaga9]

I want to buy my milk where he does!!

[@mattnewhouse1781]

Someone say cocaine???

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

Tax Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow!

[@RickStockberger]

TRUTH!

[@robertchristianson1187]

Sounds like another Democrat program.

[@lisettegarcia]

And Johnson claims it's political malpractice to pause this crap?

[@RoyBurnell-o6n]

Hall Linda Garcia Larry Rodriguez Brenda

[@LorenKadison]

Studys like this is so stupid and has NO reason to be thought of other then if YOUR ON COCAINE

[@loriwoodside1712]

Don't forget about Illegals getting thousands of dollars in cash along with thousands or better on link per illegal imagrant.

[@StrikeTheRoot]

why waste your breath with a speech like this. Nothing ever changes in the US Govt. The Status Quo is the Status Quo. Let the Empire fall. We'll all be better off.

[@donnaeturner]

All we needed to see was Hunter's laptop.

[@bonniegettingthrumyday2866]

LOOK IN THE MIRROR- ON YOUR WATCH

[@RhumpleOriginal]

This keeps happening. 10 years ago we were researching if bees got horny or some other rando type stuff. We need Elon to go in, regardless of who wins, to gut the government spending.

[@PamelaSimpson-cu9mg]

Oh why would they want to k own about their genitals

[@northupupgrages09]

Its time to give a new look at the Fair Tax or Flat Tax programs & modify those to fit our needs for today, that way illegals get to pay for the taxes ALSO!!!!

[@sascotttx5145]

If Senator Whitehouse will check his history spread sheets, he will find that anytime there was a reduction in tax rates there was an increase in tax revenues.

[@ivanjohnson8822]

Why spend money on hardworking people of this world when we can always spend it on fighting evil dragons and space cocaine dealing warlords from different galaxies 😂😂

[@literaer]

Przed powstaniem "Solidarności" mieliśmy w Polsce masło na kartki, mleko dla dzieci, cukier, mięso i nawet alkohol! Na półkach w sklepach stały butelki octu. Do tego doprowadza socjalistyczna gospodarka. I, jak słyszę, demokracja też.

[@markmyjak7739]

How does this study help me.

[@coldspring624]

You have to be kidding

[@susanmiller3343]

Why is the volume turned off

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

So Senator Paul wants to cut spending? Ok. Let’s start by zeroing out Fort Knox and Fort Campbell (both in Kentucky). Sound good, Senator?

[@JoeBlow99891]

Yawn. The debates didn’t even mention the debt

[@Gatsu3D2A]

sounds like gov is embezzling money

[@donnaf.2149]

THANK YOU SIR FOR CONTINUING TO SPEAK UP FOR US!!!🩷🇺🇸