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Has anyone heard from Rand Paul lately? (Original Post) milestogo Mar 2020 OP
As a matter of fact... JenniferJuniper Mar 2020 #1
I think his neighbor missed a few of his ribs. Time to fix that. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #6
What an asshole. milestogo Mar 2020 #11
Did you hear about this? Clash City Rocker Mar 2020 #2
Yes he just blocked the relief bill in the senate. Nt. drray23 Mar 2020 #3
You didn't hear yesterday's news? brooklynite Mar 2020 #4
His neighbor should be given the Medal of Freedom still_one Mar 2020 #5
+1 Lol! bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #7
His neighbor should be given a sledgehammer. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #8
a pickaxe JenniferJuniper Mar 2020 #10
And kick-boxing lessons. I'll chip in on a Go-Fund-Me if the neighbor wants a private tutor. fleur-de-lisa Mar 2020 #13
He's at the library reading Atlas Shrugged hangaleft Mar 2020 #9
But he had to fight Paul Ryan to get to it. milestogo Mar 2020 #12
Searching for that invisible hand while safeinOhio Mar 2020 #14

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
11. What an asshole.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 09:55 AM
Mar 2020
Paul was the sole "no" vote on the $8.3 billion coronavirus spending bill the Senate passed earlier this month.

Paul is notorious for forcing votes on amendments he knows will not pass.

In July, Paul blocked a bipartisan bill that would ensure that a victims' compensation fund related to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, never runs out of money. Paul questioned the bill's 70-year time frame and said any new spending should be offset by corresponding cuts. After the amendment failed, he wound up being one of two no votes on the legislation.

He even briefly caused the government to shut down in 2018, using a procedural tactic to block the Senate from meeting the deadline to keep the government open because he objected to the price tag.

brooklynite

(94,503 posts)
4. You didn't hear yesterday's news?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 09:51 AM
Mar 2020

He’s holding up the Senate Vote on the House Coronavirus bill over an amendment to end military action in Afghanistan.

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