Paul felt this was unfair and began an aggressive campaign to have all ophthalmologists recertify every ten years. "[245][246] Prior to the Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges legalizing same-sex marriage across the United States, Paul held the view that the decision to ban same-sex marriage should be in the hands of states. [7][13], Paul attended Baylor University from fall 1981 to summer 1984 and was enrolled in the honors program. Rand Paul", "Sen. Rand Paul falsely claims presidential election was 'stolen,' siding with Donald Trump", "PolitiFact - Fact-checking Rand Paul's unsupported claim about fraud in the presidential election", "Sen. Rand Paul continues making false claims of 2020 election fraud", "We simply cannot destroy the constitution, our laws, and the electoral college process", "Kentucky lawmakers condemn violent protests on Capitol Hill", Sen. 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[189][190], After the 2020 presidential election, Paul refused to accept Democratic candidate Joe Biden's victory against Trump and falsely claimed that the election was "stolen. Since November 3, my husband, Rand Paul, has not taken a single one without pain. Those who had already been given lifetime certification were not required to recertify. [41], In February 2014, Paul joined the Tea Party-affiliated conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks in filing a class-action lawsuit charging that the federal government's bulk collection of Americans' phone records metadata is a violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. On May 1, 2009, Paul said that if Bunning, whose fundraising in 2009 matched his poor numbers in opinion polling for the 2010 election,[57] declined to seek a third term, he would almost certainly run in the Republican Party primary to succeed him,[58] and formed an exploratory committee soon after, while still promising to stay out of the race if Bunning ultimately decided to run for reelection. [4] The middle child of five, his siblings are Ronald "Ronnie" Paul Jr., Lori Paul Pyeatt, Robert Paul, and Joy Paul-LeBlanc. [141] In December 2014, Paul supported the actions taken by the Obama administration to change United States policy towards Cuba and to ease trade restrictions with that country. Referencing the movie Gattaca, Paul quoted almost verbatim from the Wikipedia article about the film without citing the source. [336] They are active members of the Presbyterian church. The federal prosecutors had sought a 21-month term and appealed the lenient sentence. [1] He continued working and established his own clinic in December 2007. [87][88][89] He later proposed a five-year budget plan intended to balance the budget. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday clashed with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) over the role of the Wuhan, China, virology lab in the origins of COVID-19. He said that further action should not be taken without congressional authorization. [136] He wrote: "Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of that nation's sovereignty and an affront to the international community ... Putin must be punished for violating the Budapest Memorandum, and Russia must learn that the U.S. will isolate it if it insists on acting like a rogue nation. According to the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO), studies have yet to be conducted to confirm whether recovery provides immunity. [114] The filibuster was ended with a cloture vote of 81 to 16, and Brennan was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 63 to 34. Rand Paul's Wife Rips Twitter for Ignoring Violence Against Her and Her Husband [218][219] However, the Democrats retained their 54–46 majority in the State House. Mail. [300] Paul has also supported states' rights-focused cannabis legislation, introducing the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment in 2014,[301] cosponsoring the STATES Act in 2018,[302] and introducing other amendments. [50] Paul was included in Time magazine's world's 100 most influential people, for 2013 and 2014. This money influx was in addition to the money spent by the candidates themselves: $6 million by Paul and $4.7 million by Conway. [271], On June 12, 2017, U.S. senators reached an agreement on legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia and Iran. He later recreated the board in 2005, but it was again dissolved in 2011. [352] After his return to the Senate, Paul drew criticism for refusing to wear a face mask, claiming that because he has recovered he has immunity. Find the perfect Rand Paul Wife stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. [34], Paul spoke on his father's behalf when his father was campaigning for office,[39] including throughout the elder Paul's run in the 2008 presidential election, during which Rand campaigned door-to-door in New Hampshire[40] and spoke in Boston at a fundraising rally for his father on the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Insiders". A Republican, Paul has described himself as a constitutional conservative and a supporter of the Tea Party movement. Dr Fauci once again schools Rand Paul after GOP senator peddles Covid misinformation ‘You are saying things that are not correct’, says infuriated NIAID director . 4 days ago. [205] That year, he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C., where he won the 2016 Presidential straw poll. [181], In January 2019, Paul condemned Senator Mitt Romney for writing an editorial criticizing President Trump. [148], During a press briefing on May 6, 2016, President Obama called on Paul to stop "blocking the implementation of tax treaties that have been pending for years", arguing that they assisted law enforcement in off shore investigations into tax evasion. [105], In June 2012, Paul endorsed Mitt Romney after it became apparent that he would be the Republican nominee for the 2012 presidential election. He is the son of former three-time presidential candidate and twelve-term U.S. Representative of Texas, Ron Paul. [16] That same year, Paul attended the 1976 Republican National Convention, where his father headed Ronald Reagan's Texas delegation. Paul said the grant was "not science" but "propagandizing". The elder Paul defeated incumbent Democrat-turned-Republican Greg Laughlin in the Republican primary, despite Laughlin's support from the NRCC and Republican leaders such as Newt Gingrich and George W. He earned an M.D. With 45 Republican senators supporting him, Paul stated the impeachment was 'dead on arrival'. The state doesn't own your children. [116] The filibuster was attempted on April 11, 2013, but was dismissed by cloture, in a 68–31 vote. [234] Since the 2016 Republican primary, when Paul was highly critical of Trump, he has "become one of the president's closest allies despite occasionally voting against Trump's nominees and legislative proposals. Rand Paul and Brian Schatz Introduce the Stop Militarizing Our Law Enforcement Act", "Bill would ban solitary confinement in juvy", "Harris, Paul Introduce Bill to Encourage States to Reform or Replace Unjust, Costly Money Bail System", "Sens. [143] Paul also introduced the FAIR Act, or Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act, which would restrict civil forfeiture proceedings. 5 days ago. [214] In March 2014, the Republican-controlled Kentucky Senate passed a bill that would allow Paul to run for both offices, but the Democratic-controlled Kentucky House of Representatives declined to take it up. Paul's grievance with the bill was the accumulation to the debt it would have triggered. [177] Paul also told reporters on September 11 that he did not believe the Graham-Cassidy bill would pass. [180] On September 22, after President Trump tweeted that "Rand Paul, or whoever votes against Hcare Bill, will forever (future political campaigns) be known as 'the Republican who saved Obamacare'", Paul responded that he would not be coerced into supporting Graham-Cassidy with bribes or bullying. [351] On April 7, 2020, Paul announced his recovery. [147], After the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016, on February 15, Paul indicated that he would oppose any nomination by President Obama to replace the late Supreme Court Justice. [276], On July 1, 2020, the Senate rejected Paul's amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which would have required the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan within a year and brought an end to the 19-year war. [335] They reside in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Paul went on to win the straw poll for the next two years as well, leading to some considering Paul to be a front runner for the nomination, although CPAC attendees are typically considered younger and more libertarian-minded than average Republican voters. [275] In July 2018, Paul was among only two Senators to vote against a Senate motion supporting NATO. [33], Paul was head of the local chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas during his time at Baylor University. [9][12][15], When Rand was 13, his father was elected to the United States House of Representatives. [230][231][232][233] Ideologically, the American Conservative Union has given Paul a lifetime conservative rating of 96% and the Conservative Review gave him a 92% score. [223], Paul announced the suspension of his presidential campaign on February 3, 2016, shortly after the Iowa caucus, where he finished in fifth place. [101], On September 7, Paul called for a vote of no confidence in United States Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner. "[186][187][188], In September 2020, Paul was the lone Republican to vote against the COVID-19 aid package introduced by Senator Mitch McConnell, joining the Democrats who unanimously voted against it. Clinton was also a candidate for President and eventually won the Democratic Party's nomination, going on to lose to Donald Trump in the general election. : This was not a “scuffle,” a “fight” or an “altercation,” as many in the media falsely describe it. That's what the Fourth Amendment says. [327], In early May 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, Paul said that stay-at-home orders to halt the spread of the disease amounted to "dictatorship" by Kentucky's Democratic Governor Andy Beshear. [272] In July 2018, shortly after 12 Russian intelligence officers have been charged with hacking and leaking emails of senior Democrats, he described the Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election as a "witch hunt on the president". "[257] Paul then supported airstrikes against ISIS, but questioned the constitutionality of Obama's unilateral actions without a clear congressional mandate. Paul has said pollution emissions are subject to "onerous regulation. [107], For the 113th Congress, Paul was added to the Foreign Relations committee and retained his spot on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and Small Business committees. [59], On July 28, 2009, Bunning announced that he would not run for reelection in the face of insufficient fundraising. He supports term limits, a balanced budget amendment, and the Read the Bills Act, in addition to the widespread reduction of federal spending and taxation. Afterwards, he went to work at the Graves Gilbert Clinic, a private medical group in Bowling Green, for 10 years before creating his own practice in a converted one-story house across the street from Downing's office. [37][38], Paul managed his father's successful 1996 congressional campaign, in which the elder Paul returned to the House after a twelve-year absence. [139][140], In response to reports that the CIA infiltrated the computers of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Paul called for the firing of CIA Director John O. [131] After a week of almost daily news reports of new allegations of plagiarism, Paul said that he was being held to an "unfair standard", but would restructure his office in order to prevent mistakes in the future, if that would be what it would take "to make people leave me the hell alone. "[174] Later, on April 2, Paul golfed with Trump and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, where they discussed a variety of topics, including healthcare. Stays of mom-of-one, 23, present in Montana in 1985 recognized by means of DNA. "[264] Paul said that U.S.-backed Saudi blockade of Yemen has further aggravated the humanitarian crisis in the country. [150] On June 6, Paul spoke of introducing legislation to cease Selective Service, three days after the death of Muhammad Ali, after whom he intended to name the legislation in tribute. Our founding fathers went to the local courthouse to be married, not to Washington, D.C. I’ve often said I don't want my guns or my marriage registered in Washington. [183] In response, Paul said he has always insisted on "pay-go provisions" for any increase in spending, including for disaster relief funding, and called Stewart uninformed and a part of a "left-wing mob". A police perimeter was formed that escorted the Pauls away from the crowd, with one of the escorting officers being pushed in the process. vs. [9] Paul went to Brazoswood High School and was on the swimming team and played defensive back on the football team. It was a deliberate, blindside attack. 6. Republicans immediately commemorated Rush Limbaugh … Nobody in our family has, nor have we communicated with anyone in his family. [328] On March 22, 2020, Paul confirmed that he had contracted the coronavirus. Twitter. Brennan. Two days later, Paul said Republicans were united in repealing the Affordable Care Act but divided in their stances on its replacement. This has been a terrible experience; made worse by the media’s gleeful attempts to blame Rand for it, ridiculing him for everything from mowing his own lawn to composting. [80] Paul said that he abhors racism, and that he would have marched with Martin Luther King Jr. to repeal Jim Crow laws. [122], In October 2013, Paul was the subject of some controversy when it was discovered that he had plagiarized from Wikipedia part of a speech in support of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli. Bush. [29] Paul appointed his own family members to the board of directors and registered the Board to an incorrect address. [158][159], Paul was one of 22 senators to sign a letter[160] to President Donald Trump urging the President to have the United States withdraw from the Paris Agreement in May 2017. [10] As a member of the Bowling Green Noon Lions Club, Paul founded the Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic in 2009 to help provide eye surgery and exams for those who cannot afford to pay. Paul was a candidate for the Republican nomination at the 2016 U.S. presidential election. [65] The theme was a UFC "fight" between "We the People" and the "D.C. [184], On November 4, 2019, Paul called on the media to reveal the secret identity of Trump's Ukraine quid pro quo whistleblower after threatening to reveal the name himself. Twitter. [104] Paul lifted his hold on the bill after Democratic leaders promised to hold a Congressional hearing into how individuals are selected for refugee status and request an investigation on how the two suspects were admitted in the country through a refugee program. Parents own the children, and it is an issue of freedom. Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American physician and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Kentucky since 2011. The impact left Rand with six broken ribs, three displaced, pleural effusion and now pneumonia. Paul, who is deaf in one ear,[338] was wearing noise-canceling headphones while mowing his lawn, reportedly enabling Boucher to tackle Paul without his own approach being noticed. [94][95], On April 14, he was one of 19 senators to vote against a budget that cut $38.5 billion from the budget and funded the government for the remainder of the fiscal year. [120], In September, Paul stated that the United States should avoid military intervention in the ongoing Syrian Civil War. [348] At his resentencing, Boucher received a prison term of eight months, plus another six months of home confinement, and was given credit for the 30 days he had previously served. 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