Newsmakers
Senator Rand Paul
2014-02-09T10:01:00-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzAyXC8yMDE0MDIwOTEwMDMxMzEwMDFfaGQuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo1MDZ9fX0=Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) talked about Congress and his potential run for president in 2016. Senator Paul said that he wanted to tie raising the debt ceiling to economic concessions from Democrats, that he was opposed to sanctions against Iran, and that he favored cuts to defense spending and foreign aid. Other topics included his nearly 13-hour March 2013 “filibuster” to postpone a vote to confirm John Brennan as CIA director as part of a fight to bar drone flights over the U.S. When asked about comments he made about Bill Clinton, Senator Paul called the former president a “perpetrator...of sexual harassment.”
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) talked about Congress and his potential run for president in 2016. Senator Paul said that he wanted to tie raising the debt ceiling to…
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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) talked about Congress and his potential run for president in 2016. Senator Paul said that he wanted to tie raising the debt ceiling to economic concessions from Democrats, that he was opposed to sanctions against Iran, and that he favored cuts to defense spending and foreign aid. Other topics included his nearly 13-hour March 2013 “filibuster” to postpone a vote to confirm John Brennan as CIA director as part of a fight to bar drone flights over the U.S. When asked about comments he made about Bill Clinton, Senator Paul called the former president a “perpetrator...of sexual harassment.” close
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) talked about Congress and his potential run for president in 2016. Senator Paul said that he wanted to tie raising the debt ceiling to… read more
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) talked about Congress and his potential run for president in 2016. Senator Paul said that he wanted to tie raising the debt ceiling to economic concessions from Democrats, that he was opposed to sanctions against Iran, and that he favored cuts to defense spending and foreign aid. Other topics included his nearly 13-hour March 2013 “filibuster” to postpone a vote to confirm John Brennan as CIA director as part of a fight to bar drone flights over the U.S. When asked about comments he made about Bill Clinton, Senator Paul called the former president a “perpetrator...of sexual harassment.” close
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