[206], On February 3, 2021, Paul was named a ranking member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Paul files for re-election; doesnt rule out 2024 [280] In July 2018, Paul was among only two senators to vote against a Senate motion supporting NATO. The announcement was made through a series of national TV events, radio, and other programs, as well as newspapers in Kentucky. [286][287] He introduced the Justice Safety Valve Act in 2013 to provide judges with greater sentencing flexibility,[288] the Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act in 2014 to restore voting rights for non-violent felons,[289] the REDEEM Act in 2014 to allow sealing and expungement for non-violent crimes,[290] the FAIR Act in 2014 to rein in police use of civil asset forfeiture,[291] the RESET Act in 2014 to address the crack sentencing disparity and how drugs are weighed,[292] the Police CAMERA Act in 2015 to increase the use of body cameras by police,[293] the Stop Militarizing Our Law Enforcement Act in 2015 to reduce the use of military equipment by police,[294] the MERCY Act in 2015 to restrict the use of solitary confinement on juveniles,[295] the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act in 2017 to encourage states to reform bail policies,[296] the Pregnant Women in Custody Act in 2018 to protect the health and safety of pregnant women in prison,[297] and the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act in 2020 to end the use of no-knock warrants. [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. [228], Paul announced the suspension of his presidential campaign on February 3, 2016, shortly after the Iowa caucus, where he finished in fifth place. Paul went on to win the straw poll for the next two years as well, leading to some considering Paul to be a front runner for the nomination, although CPAC attendees are typically considered younger and more libertarian-minded than average Republican voters. [64][65][66], On August 20, 2009, Paul's supporters planned a moneybomb to kick off his campaign. [102] Paul was a supporter of the Cut, Cap and Balance Act, which was tabled by Democratic opposition. Paul attended Baylor University and is a graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine. previous next Pages: [1] Poll Question: Do you think Rand Paul will run in 2024? In 1999, he incorporated the National Board of Ophthalmology (NBO) to offer an alternative certification system, at a cost substantially lower than that of the ABO. Your Privacy". Paul, who is deaf in one ear,[365] was wearing noise-canceling headphones while mowing his lawn, reportedly enabling Boucher to tackle Paul without his own approach being noticed. [19], In response to President Bush's breaking his election promise to not raise taxes, Paul founded the North Carolina Taxpayers Union in 1991. Sign up now to get the Washington Examiners breaking news and timely commentary delivered right to your inbox. In a press release and during the Electoral College session to count the vote, which followed the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Paul argued that the electoral college is an indispensable friend of democracy in checking the danger of centralized power in deciding elections. [374] The state-court charge was dismissed after Boucher pleaded guilty to the federal charge. They claim that Boucher had threatened Donald Trump earlier and that he was "a vocal hater" of Trump and the GOP. American physician and politician (born 1963), "Senator Paul" redirects here. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, Virginia Gov. 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Rand Paul Blasts YouTube for Censorship After Floor Speech Is Removed", https://www.congress.gov/116/crec/2020/02/04/CREC-2020-02-04-senate.pdf, "YouTube censors Rand Paul by removing Trump impeachment question, and he's not happy", "Rand Paul discloses 16 months late that his wife bought stock in company behind covid treatment", "Rand Paul's wife bought shares in Covid treatment maker Gilead in early days of virus, the couple's only individual stock purchase in years", "Senate GOP COVID-19 Relief Bill Fails; Chances Of Bipartisan Deal Before Election Dim", "The one Republican who voted against Mitch McConnell's COVID-19 relief bill? [19] In 1994, Paul founded the anti-tax organization Kentucky Taxpayers United (KTU), and was chair of the organization from its inception. Rand Paul Rand Paul For President 2024 | Paul 2024 Republican Patriot T-Shirt In 1998, he joined a private medical group practice, the Graves Gilbert Clinic, in Bowling Green, for 10 years. Rand Paul 2024 or we vote Libertarian again [115] Attorney General Eric Holder responded that the President is not authorized to deploy extrajudicial punishment without due process, against non-combatant citizens. [368][370] According to a memorandum filed by Baker the dispute was over Paul repeatedly leaving tree yard debris near his property line with his neighbor. [136], Two weeks later, after the Russian parliament authorized the use of military force in Ukraine[137] and Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered military exercises along Russia's border with Ukraine,[138] Paul began taking a different tone. [231] He is generally described as a libertarian, a term he both embraced[232] and rejected[233] during his first Senate campaign. He was the first member of the United States Senate to test positive. [18], The Wall Street Journal reported in 2010 that, although Paul had told a Kentucky television audience as recently as September 2009 that KTU published ratings each year on state legislators' tax positions and that "we've done that for about 15 years", the group had stopped issuing its ratings and report cards after 2002 and had been legally dissolved by the state in 2000 after failing to file registration documents. He urges reopening", "How Anthony Fauci Became America's Doctor", "Medical Expert Who Corrects Trump Is Now a Target of the Far Right", "Fauci, Paul clash over Covid-19 herd immunity at Senate hearing", "Dr. Fauci to Sen. Paul: 'You are not listening', "GOP Sen. Rand Paul Says He Won't Get COVID-19 Vaccine", "Senator Paul Asserts Natural Immunity Is As Good As COVID-19 Vaccine | C-SPAN.org", "Fight Over Covid's Origins Renews Debate on Risks of Lab Work", In latest clash over Wuhan lab, Fauci tells Sen. Rand Paul: 'You do not know what you're talking about', "YouTube suspends Rand Paul for a week over a video disputing the effectiveness of masks", "YouTube suspends Sen. Rand Paul over a video falsely claiming masks are ineffective", "PolitiFact - Examining the false claims that got Rand Paul, Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended on YouTube, Twitter", "Ted Cruz calls for 'zero' coronavirus mandates, while Rand Paul urges defiance amid delta variant surge". [154], In March 2017, Paul introduced the Stop Arming Terrorists Act that would prohibit the use of United States government funds to provide assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations. [54][55] He is also a contributor to Time magazine.[56]. Senators Booker and Paul Introduce Legislation Calling for Criminal Justice Reform", "Sen. Rand Paul Wants to Make it Harder for the Feds to Take Your Stuff", "Here's Rand Paul's Plan To Reform Drug Laws", "Sens. [112] He ceded to several Republican senators and Democratic senator, Ron Wyden, who generally also questioned drone usage. That's what the Fourth Amendment says. [367][368] In August 2019, part of Paul's lung required removal as a result of the injuries he suffered during the attack. Rand Paul should run for President in 2024 Posted on 1/21/21 at 2:06 pm 50 40 I usually say that they all get corrupted in office in DC and are fakes. [203] Paul formally voted against the charges on February 13, 2021. Yes : 25 (54.3%) #2. Later that day, in an interview with CNBC, Paul clarified this statement, commenting "I'm not arguing vaccines are a bad idea. [35], Paul maintained his own ABO certification from 1995 to 2005. The fund was estimated to run out by the end of the year; the bill would renew it until the year 2090. [186], On November 4, 2019, Paul called on the media to reveal the secret identity of Trump's Ukraine quid pro quo whistleblower after threatening to reveal the name himself. On May 1, 2009, Paul said that if Bunning, whose fundraising in 2009 matched his poor numbers in opinion polling for the 2010 election,[60] declined to seek a third term, he would almost certainly run in the Republican Party primary to succeed him,[61] and formed an exploratory committee soon after, while still promising to stay out of the race if Bunning ultimately decided to run for reelection. Andy Beshear. He is done. [278] That same month, Paul blocked a Senate resolution that backed the intelligence community's assessment of Russian election interference and that called on President Trump to speak with special counsel Robert Mueller. [74], On May 18, Paul won the Republican Senatorial primary by a 23% margin,[75][76] meaning he would face the Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, in the November 2 general election. The protestors' main contention point with Paul was the shooting of Breonna Taylor and their demands for Paul to "say her name". If any Kentuckian is in the running for the 2024 presidential election, it is Sen. Rand Paul, not Gov. [271] In April 2018, Paul voted for the confirmation of Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State. [160], Paul questioned President Trump's April 2017 missile strike to Syria by saying, "While we all condemn the atrocities in Syria, the United States was not attacked." T-shirts, stickers, wall art, home decor, and more designed and sold by independent artists. [145], In the beginning of 2015, Senator Paul re-introduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act. Prosecutors felt the downward departure from their request for a 21-month sentence was too great, but the judge said Boucher's eight years in the military, being forced to sell his home to pay a $580,000 judgment assessed by the state court against him in the civil case brought by Paul, and his completed community service mitigated against any additional prison time. ", Alex Murdaugh trial: Murderer sentenced to consecutive life sentences after being found guilty, Paul Bedard, Washington Secrets Columnist. [381], In August 2020, immediately following his attendance at the keynote speech delivered by President Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican National Convention held at the White House, Paul was confronted by protestors on his way to a hotel with his wife. [376] At his resentencing, Boucher received a prison term of eight months, plus another six months of home confinement, and was given credit for the 30 days he had previously served. [106] In October, Paul blocked a bill that would provide $36million in benefits for elderly and disabled refugees, saying that he was concerned that it could be used to aid domestic terrorists. To do so, he said it cannot be the party of "fat cats, rich people and Wall Street" and that the conservative movement has never been about rich people or privilege, "we are the middle class", he said. Paul's potential candidacy was discussed in the Los Angeles Times[57] and locally in the Kentucky press. [317] In 2020 he introduced the Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan (HEMP) Act to increase the THC limit of hemp from 0.3% to 1%. "[250][251] Prior to the Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges legalizing same-sex marriage across the United States, Paul held the view that the decision to ban same-sex marriage should be in the hands of states. We must shrink the Federal Gov't, shrink spending, & stop printing Parents own the children, and it is an issue of freedom. [27], Paul specializes in cataract and glaucoma surgeries, LASIK procedures, and corneal transplants. [229], A supporter of the Tea Party movement,[230][209] Paul has described himself as a "constitutional conservative". Rand Paul Rand Paul 2024 vs. [240], Paul describes himself as "100% pro life", believing that legal personhood begins at fertilization. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took to Twitter to react to a report published by The Wall Street Journal about the origin of COVID-19. [199] He additionally condemned the attack while it occurred, calling it "violence and mob rule" and "un-American." 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 [361] They reside in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 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 for President 2024 is a great design for conservative, liberal and even non-political friends, family members who respect the integrity of Kentucky Senator [141] Paul received the 2014 Distinguished Service Award from the Center for the National Interest (formally called the Nixon Center) for his public policy work. [80][81], Paul's campaign got off to a rough start after his comments on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 stirred controversy. "[166], In February 2018, Republican senators introduced an immigration framework akin to that proposed by President Trump and with his support that called for $25 billion being provided for border security in exchange for a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million immigrants brought into the US illegally. [303][304], On May 28, 2021, Paul voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack. [104], On September 7, Paul called for a vote of no confidence in United States Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner. Rand Paul presidential campaign, 2016/Abortion [45] Critics, including Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz[48] and Steven Aftergood, the director of the American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy,[47] called the lawsuit a political "stunt". [109] However, he was later vocal about his disagreements with Romney on a number of policies. Just for clarity, in spite of all the preaching about saving our democracy, we have , or rather, had a Republic, not a mob rule democracy. [121] McConnell had previously hired Paul's 2010 campaign manager, Jesse Benton, as his own campaign manager. "[262] Paul then supported airstrikes against ISIS, but questioned the constitutionality of Obama's unilateral actions without a clear congressional mandate. However, as was pointed out by several media organizations in the aftermath of the incident, Paul had previously authored a bill named after Taylor aiming to make no-knock warrants illegal.[382][383][384]. [105] Later that month, Paul blocked legislation that would strengthen safety rules for oil and gas pipelines, because, he stated, the bill was not strong enough. There is little question that Cruz is trying to position himself for a 2024 presidential run. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, notebooks and windows. Rand Paul could be the secret to winning the White House Paul said the grant was "not science" but "propagandizing". Said Paul: "One of the things I like about President Trump is that he said the Iraq War was a mistake. Both bills failed to pass the Senate. His website reported that this set a new record in Kentucky's political fundraising history in a 24-hour period.
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