"Tariffs are taxes, plain and simple," Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Wednesday in a floor speech before the Senate was expected to vote on a measure aimed at blocking President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs amid anxiety over how the wide-ranging tariffs could disrupt the U.S. economy. Paul said he would vote against Trump's tariffs in an effort to preserve Congress' power of taxation and the constitutional separation of powers. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-vote-on-trump-liberation-day-tar

This is one of those speeches that all of America just needs to sit down and watch. An incredible moment from Rand Paul: | TheBlaze

Today I spoke on the floor urging support for my conservative alternative to the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling "deal." See what the best conservatives organizations are saying in support of my amendment: https://sen.gov/X48L Watch my full floor speech here: https://sen.gov/Y57X | Senator Rand Paul

It’s easy to picture Washington’s out-of-control spending as a massive, untamable beast. I’m determined to show change is possible by starting in the area under my control, while working everywhere else I can to stop ‘business as usual.’ Read more here: https://sen.gov/paul/KQ04 | Senator Rand Paul

Rand Paul says the libertarian wing of the Republican Party, of which his father Ron Paul has led, will vote for him over Ted Cruz. http://cnn.it/1TpW2gj "I think really that vote is going to stay in the Paul household," Paul says at the #GOPDebate. | CNN Politics