Tag: Rand Paul

Eight Senators Join Chuck Grassley in Fighting Common Core

| April 26, 2013 | 4 Replies

Senators Lee, Coburn, Inhofe, Fischer, Paul, Roberts, Sessions, & Cruz cosigned Senator Chuck Grassley’s letter requesting the defunding of the Common Core.

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16 GOP Senators Who Sabotaged Rand Paul’s Gun Control Filibuster

| April 12, 2013 | 7 Replies

16 Republican Senators voted to proceed with debate on a gun control bill which most Senators have not read which could lead to a federal gun registry.

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The Rand Paul Abortion Fiasco

| March 21, 2013 | 7 Replies

Senator Rand Paul hurt himself with Iowa’s social conservatives in a potential 2016 run after his botched abortion comments during a CNN interview.

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Rand Paul to Headline Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner

| March 19, 2013 | Reply

The Republican Party of Iowa announced that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) will headline their annual Lincoln Dinner to be held on May 10, 2013 in Cedar Rapids.

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Senator Chuck Grassley Cosponsors Life at Conception Act

| March 19, 2013 | Reply

The FAMiLY Leader commends Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) for cosponsoring S.583, the Life at Conception Act sponsored by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY).

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Rand Paul at CPAC 2013

| March 14, 2013 | 1 Reply

Prospective 2016 Presidential candidate, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke at CPAC 2013, full transcript and video available.

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We NEED “Sequestration” And We Need It Now

| February 22, 2013 | 1 Reply

We’ve all heard the stories by now: On March 1st, if the government doesn’t act to prevent it, the dreaded “sequestration” will happen. On March 2nd, babies will be thrown in the snow. Old people will die of spontaneous combustion. The rest of us be will be fighting over the odd can of dog food [...]

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McCain-Led NDAA Conference Committee Strips Right to Jury Trial

| December 19, 2012 | Reply

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) criticizes the NDAA Conference Committee led by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) whose report strips the right to trial by jury.

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My List of Prospective 2016 GOP Presidential Candidates

| November 13, 2012 | 31 Replies

With the 2012 election cycle behind us, Shane Vander Hart looks at list of 15 potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates.

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Republican National Convention Day 2 Live Stream & Open Thread

| August 29, 2012 | Reply

A little late, but you can go back and watch speeches already missed: I’ll be tweeting at @shanevanderhart follow me and leave your comments and thoughts below. Tonight’s schedule… — 6 p.m. (Central Standard Time) Call to order Introduction of Colors by Amputee Veterans of America Support Team Pledge of Allegiance by Brig. Gen. Patrick [...]

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SCOTUS Upholds Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Updated)

| June 28, 2012 | 4 Replies

The Supreme Court of the United States decided 5-4 to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The lynchpin of their decision surrounding the individual mandate which was the most likely aspect to be overturned is that while Congress doesn’t have the authority to make people purchase health insurance under the commerce clause, but [...]

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Veepstakes: Who Will Romney Pick as His Running Mate?

| June 8, 2012 | 10 Replies

Now that we can say the GOP nomination is wrapped up, as Ron Paul has admitted they won’t have enough delegates to keep Mitt Romney from the nomination and his son, Senator Rand Paul, has endorsed Romney. Lets talk VP picks.  Who will be Romney’s running mate? Some names I’ve seen mentioned, not in any particular [...]

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Rand Paul at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kickoff

| May 13, 2012 | Reply

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was the keynote speaker at Friday night’s Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Annual Spring Kickoff.  Here is video of his speech courtesy of The Iowa Republican: Here is part one: Here is part two:

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Rand Paul to Keynote Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Event

| March 28, 2012 | Reply

Details are being finalized for the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Spring Event which will feature Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky).  The event, set to be held on Friday, May 11th, is expected to be attended by more than 600 Iowa activists who will play a foundational role in campaigns this fall. The senator lives in [...]

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Kentucky Senator Rand Paul Detained by TSA

| January 23, 2012 | 4 Replies

Details are still unfolding, but according to both social media accounts of Senator Rand Paul and his father, presidential candidate Ron Paul indicate that the Senator was detained this morning by the TSA at a Nashville airport. The first tweet and facebook post apparently came from Rand Paul’s press secretary. Ron Paul also posted about [...]

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Rand Paul’s Response to Obama’s Jobs Speech

| September 8, 2011 | 2 Replies

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) offers his own response to President Obama’s jobs speech. If the President were to ask me my advice on how to deal with the worst recession since the Great Depression, I would politely ask him to turn off the teleprompter. It’s hard to have a conversation with the American people when [...]

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