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By RonPaul.com on June 3, 2011
Date: 06/03/2011 Transcript Ron Paul: I thank the gentleman for yielding and I rise in strong support for H. Con. Res 51. We need to pass this resolution to send a very strong message. We have been told by those who oppose this message that we should not have an abrupt withdrawal from the region. [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged War Powers |
By RonPaul.com on March 29, 2011
Washington, DC: Congressman Ron Paul has returned $141,580 of unspent office funds to the US Treasury. This represents just over 9% of the total office funds, and an increase over the $100,000 returned last year. “Since my first year in Congress I have managed my office in a frugal manner, instructing staff to provide the [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Office Funds |
By RonPaul.com on March 10, 2011
Ron Paul speaks out against yet another foreign quagmire and argues that a potential no-fly zone over Libya is an act of war that would require congressional approval. Date: 03/10/2011
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches |
By RonPaul.com on March 8, 2011
Ron Paul talks about fiscal responsibility and the fight to fix the country’s budget Date: 03/08/2011
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Interviews, Spending |
By RonPaul.com on March 2, 2011
Ron Paul confronts Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on monetary policy, and says that Fed policy has not helped to stabilize the economy over the last 30 years or so. Paul asks how the Fed can manage monetary policy if it doesn’t have a definition for a dollar. And, he adds, gold is the true long-term [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Ben Bernanke, Definition, Dollar, Financial Services Committee |
By RonPaul.com on February 16, 2011
Ron Paul explains why the new Congress is the same as the old when it comes to budget deficits and overspending. He also speculates as to why an overwhelming majority of the Tea Party Caucus came out in favor of extending the PATRIOT Act. Date: 02/16/2011
Posted in Civil Liberties, Economy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged budget deficit, Freedom Watch, PATRIOT Act, Spending, Tea Party |
By RonPaul.com on February 8, 2011
Ron Paul spoke on the House floor today in opposition to extending the unconstitutional “PATRIOT” Act. After Ron Paul’s speech, the motion to suspend the rules and pass the extension of three PATRIOT Act provisions failed by a vote of 277-148. Since they were attempting to pass it on the suspension calendar, the vote would [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged FISA, PATRIOT Act, Privacy |
By RonPaul.com on February 3, 2011
Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Ron Paul announced today the Subcommittee will meet for a hearing to examine the impact of Federal Reserve policies on job creation and the unemployment rate. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 9th at 10 am in room 2128 Rayburn. Subcommittee Chairman Paul said, “I’m very [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Audit the Fed, Hearings, Monetary Policy Subcommittee, Unemployment |
By RonPaul.com on January 27, 2011
Date: 01/26/2011 Transcript Ron Paul: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, how did the 20-year war get started? It had been long assumed that the United States government, shortly before Iraq invaded Kuwait in August of 1990, gave Saddam Hussein a green light to attack. A State Department cable recently published by Wikileaks confirmed that [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Iraq, Middle East, Wikileaks |
By RonPaul.com on January 21, 2011
On the twentieth anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, Congressman Paul took to the floor of the House of Representatives to deliver a speech, entitled: Perpetual War is Expensive. The Congressman points out how America’s wars, with imprecise goals and enemies, tend to drag on at immense cost to the US taxpayer. Dr. Paul explains how [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged 9/11, Blowback, Iraq, Middle East, Peace, Perpetual War, War |
By RonPaul.com on January 6, 2011
First time father and son in House and Senate talk to Fox News’s Neil Cavuto and CNN’s John King about the experience. Date: 01/05/2011
Posted in Rand Paul, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Congress, Debt Ceiling, Senate |
By RonPaul.com on January 4, 2011
Ron Paul talks about the sudden reemergence of Obamacare “end-of-life” consultations and the coming showdown over the debt ceiling. Date: 01/03/2011
Posted in Health Care, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Death Panels, Debt Ceiling, Freedom Watch, Obamacare |
By RonPaul.com on December 15, 2010
Ron Paul appeared on CNN’s Situation Room to talk about his efforts to end the Federal Reserve. Date: 12/14/2010
Posted in End the Fed, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Interviews |
By RonPaul.com on December 10, 2010
Date: 12/09/2010 Transcript WikiLeaks’ release of classified information has generated a lot of attention in the past few weeks. The hysterical reaction makes one wonder if this is not an example of killing the messenger for the bad news. Despite what is claimed, the information that has been so far released, though classified, has caused [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Wikileaks |
By RonPaul.com on November 17, 2010
Click here for the abbreviated version (with background music) Ron Paul introduced legislation to protect Americans from physical and emotional abuse by federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees conducting screenings at the nation’s airports: A BILL – HR 6416 To ensure that certain Federal employees cannot hide behind immunity. Be it enacted by the Senate [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged American Traveler Dignity Act, Body Search, HR 6416, Naked Body Scan, TSA |
By RonPaul.com on August 3, 2010
We received many emails asking us why Ron Paul had voted against a bill (HR 5566) that would prohibit interstate commerce in “crush videos”, i.e. videos that show small animals being abused or killed. In an email to The Daily News of Galveston County, Ron Paul provided the following explanation: Ron Paul: I voted against [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Animal Abuse, Crush Videos, HR 5566 |