Tag: Sen. Rand Paul

Right-to-Work States Gained Jobs During COVID-19, Big Losses Elsewhere in US, New Data Show

A total of 27 states with right-to-work (RTW) laws on their books saw a significant increase in household employment during the CCP Virus-induced pandemic, while the 23 states without such statutes saw huge losses, according to the most recent data from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). There were 78.3 million employed individuals…


New Data Shows Right-to-Work States Gained Jobs During Covid; Big Losses Elsewhere in US

Twenty-seven states with Right-to-Work (RTW) laws on their books saw a significant increase in household employment during the CCP Virus-induced Pandemic, while the 23 states without such statutes saw huge losses, according to the most recent data from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). There were 78.3 million employed individuals in the RTW…


Eight GOP Senators Demand CBO Inflation Report Before Voting on New Spending Bill

Eight conservative Republican senators are throwing up a potential roadblock as Congress races toward a March 11 deadline to pass a new omnibus spending bill or face the prospect of a government shutdown. “Last month, our nation hit a grave milestone, surpassing $30 trillion in federal debt. This steadily rising debt has been fueled by…


$768 Billion House Military Budget Axes Draft for Women, Maintains Support for Saudis

House lawmakers passed their version of the National Defense Authorization Act in a 363-70 vote on Dec. 7, axing provisions that would have expanded the draft to women and ended U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. The $768 billion military budgeting bill sent to the Senate is above and beyond the $733…


Rand Paul Spearheads Effort to Block Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has introduced a joint resolution to block some $650 million in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, citing the need to end U.S. support for the kingdom’s bloody proxy war in Yemen. Paul was joined by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) introduced a similar resolution…


Rand Paul: The Antidote to Anthony Fauci

I had a follow-up interview with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) about his upcoming hearing in the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, in light of revelations about gain-of-function research, the NIH’s removal of that phrase from its website, cruel lab experiments on beagles, and why Dr. Anthony Fauci is still employed, as well as…


Sen. Rand Paul Talks Debt Ceiling, Inflation, and Fauci

I was able to speak with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) about the current budget debate, debt ceiling, inflation, as well as possible alternatives. I also spoke with the senator about Dr. Anthony Fauci, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the weaponization of the Department of Justice and FBI, as well the threats and harassment he…


Live Q&A: Documents Expose China’s Virus Lab; Fauci Accused of Lying

Newly released documents detail U.S. funding for several virus research programs going to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The documents, which were obtained by The Intercept through Freedom of Information Act requests, detail information about individuals including EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak and their connections to the lab. And in related news, Sen….


Impeachment Managers Admitted Trump Was Not Impeached for His Words: Sen. Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that the House Democrats conducting the impeachment of former President Donald Trump were not able to prove that he incited the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Paul, in response to a Fox News interviewer asking him what he would recommend to Trump’s defense lawyers, said he “would…


Sen. Rand Paul: For America to Begin to Heal and Unite, Senate Must Halt Impeachment

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has said that for the United States to begin truly healing, President Joe Biden should publicly call on Senate leadership to halt the impeachment of President Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Paul said that “if [Biden] thinks he’s going bring the country together by impeaching a former president,…