All statements involving Rand Paul
Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."
Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars."
"When (John) Brennan ... was asked directly … ‘Is there any geographic limitation to your drone strike program?’ Brennan responded and said, ‘no, there is no limitation.’"
"The president is advocating a drone strike program in America."
"When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."
"The average (public school) teacher in Wisconsin’s making $89,000 a year" in salary and benefits.
The federal government "can cut all of the non-military discretionary spending and not balance the budget."
Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world."
Says President Barack Obama revealed in his State of the Union address that he "now is against earmarks."
"We now consume at the federal level 25 percent of the gross domestic product. Historically we were at 20 percent. So we've taken 5 percent away from the private sector."
"The average federal employee makes $120,000 a year. The average private employee makes $60,000 a year."
"The interest on the debt now is going to approach in the next couple of years ... what we spend in the national defense budget."
Rand Paul wants "to end all federal faith-based initiatives, and even end the deduction for religious charities."
Rand Paul "wants us to pay $2,000 just to get Medicare."
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