Senator Paul Secures Hearing on NCLB Amendment Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee giving members merely 48 hours to read and discuss the 868-page No Child Left Behind/Elementary and Secondary Education Act amendment bill, Sen. Rand Paul filed 74 amendments of his own and immediately insisted the committee first read the bill, find [...]
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Senator Paul Floor Speech Calling for Sunlight on NCLB Amendments Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Below is a video and transcript of Sen. Paul’s floor speech this afternoon regarding the No Child Left Behind/Elementary and Secondary Education Act mark-up.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Reserving the right to object, I find it a tragedy that we are operating here in [...]
Senator Paul Issues Dear Colleague Letter Urging Deliberation and Transparency on ESEA Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul today issued a Dear Colleague letter to Senators Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. In that letter, Sen. Paul urged them to slow down the process with which the [...]
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Senator Paul Proposes Amendment to Fix Pipeline Safety Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul proposed an amendment to the Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 (S.275), to fix the bill and its pipeline testing requirements as recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board in a recent report on pipeline safety. It is awaiting final passage, which could [...]
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Senator Paul Announces Agreement on Hearings and Joint Investigation on Refugee Welfare
Will allow SSI extension to pass without his support
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul today allowed legislation to provide refugees with government welfare to proceed after reaching an important agreement with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). After voicing his concerns about the accuracy and accountability of the program with Sen. Schumer, [...]
Senators Unveil Jobs Through Growth Act
Sens. Paul, Portman, McCain and McConnell offer Republican plan to create millions of American jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul today unveiled a Republican jobs plan with Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Rob Portman (Ohio) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.).
The Republican jobs plan takes a different approach, trying [...]
REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO INTRODUCE ALTERNATIVE JOBS BILL
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Rand Paul (R-KY) and other Republican senators will hold a press conference to introduce a Republican alternative jobs bill, the Jobs Through Growth Act, today, Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. ET in the Senate Radio/TV Gallery. The Jobs Through Growth Act reforms [...]
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