RAND PAUL

Reminded of that line ░░░░░░░░ Cool hand Luke what ░░░░░░░░ have here is a ░░░░░░░░ to legislate What we ░░░░░░░░ here is a failure ░░░░░░░░ use our leverage a ░░░░░░░░ to use the power ░░░░░░░░ the purse Conservatives across ░░░░░░░░ are unhappy and rightly ░░░░░░░░ We were told that ░░░░░░░░ we took over Congress ░░░░░░░░ Republicans were elected to ░░░░░░░░ that things would be ░░░░░░░░ That if voters put ░░░░░░░░ in charge we would ░░░░░░░░ the ship We would ░░░░░░░░ the deficits And here ░░░░░░░░ are with another continuing ░░░░░░░░ What is a continuing ░░░░░░░░ It is a continuation ░░░░░░░░ the deficit spending of ░░░░░░░░ past It is a ░░░░░░░░ of the waste It ░░░░░░░░ a continuation of the ░░░░░░░░ What is a continuing ░░░░░░░░ It is a steaming ░░░░░░░░ of the same old ░░░░░░░░ old Let me be ░░░░░░░░ A continuing resolution is ░░░░░░░░ a good thing It ░░░░░░░░ more of the status ░░░░░░░░ It is a warmed ░░░░░░░░ version of yesterday s ░░░░░░░░ It is an abdication ░░░░░░░░ Congressional authority It is ░░░░░░░░ abdication of Congressional power ░░░░░░░░ us at least be ░░░░░░░░ With a continuing resolution ░░░░░░░░ waste will be cut ░░░░░░░░ spending will be cut ░░░░░░░░ regulations will be stopped ░░░░░░░░ the debt will continue ░░░░░░░░ mount We are told ░░░░░░░░ we cannot win that ░░░░░░░░ need 60 votes to ░░░░░░░░ anything But perhaps there ░░░░░░░░ an alternate future where ░░░░░░░░ steps up and saves ░░░░░░░░ day All spending is ░░░░░░░░ to expire automatically This ░░░░░░░░ the perfect time to ░░░░░░░░ the tables To tell ░░░░░░░░ other side that they ░░░░░░░░ need 60 votes to ░░░░░░░░ spend any money You ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ be 60 votes to ░░░░░░░░ things All spending will ░░░░░░░░ and only those programs ░░░░░░░░ which we can get ░░░░░░░░ votes should go forward ░░░░░░░░ would that mean That ░░░░░░░░ mean an elimination of ░░░░░░░░ an elimination of duplication ░░░░░░░░ elimination of bad things ░░░░░░░░ we spend money on ░░░░░░░░ we have the courage ░░░░░░░░ could use the Senate ░░░░░░░░ supermajority rules top stop ░░░░░░░░ spending If we had ░░░░░░░░ courage we could force ░░░░░░░░ other side to come ░░░░░░░░ with 60 votes to ░░░░░░░░ things like Planned Parenthood ░░░░░░░░ budget is loaded with ░░░░░░░░ and waste Some will ░░░░░░░░ our job is to ░░░░░░░░ to preside But to ░░░░░░░░ over what To preside ░░░░░░░░ a mountain of new ░░░░░░░░ to be the same ░░░░░░░░ the other side To ░░░░░░░░ to add debt after ░░░░░░░░ Our debt will consume ░░░░░░░░ if we continue to ░░░░░░░░ over the status quo ░░░░░░░░ is as if we ░░░░░░░░ on the titanic and ░░░░░░░░ simply reshuffling the chairs ░░░░░░░░ continuing resolution continues the ░░░░░░░░ of wasteful money I ░░░░░░░░ tell you of a ░░░░░░░░ we spend money on ░░░░░░░░ 000 last year studying ░░░░░░░░ or not Japanese quail ░░░░░░░░ more sexually promiscuous on ░░░░░░░░ These things should never ░░░░░░░░ money spent on but ░░░░░░░░ you do a continuing ░░░░░░░░ it will continue We ░░░░░░░░ several hundred thousand dollars ░░░░░░░░ whether or not we ░░░░░░░░ relieve stress in Vietnamese ░░░░░░░░ by having them watch ░░░░░░░░ reruns I don t ░░░░░░░░ about you but I ░░░░░░░░ t want one penny ░░░░░░░░ these dollars going to ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous stuff We spent ░░░░░░░░ 000 in the last ░░░░░░░░ of years developing a ░░░░░░░░ cricket league for developing ░░░░░░░░ Do you know how ░░░░░░░░ people have a television ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan One in 10 ░░░░░░░░ people I don t ░░░░░░░░ if they ve all ░░░░░░░░ TV s it s ░░░░░░░░ that our money which ░░░░░░░░ don t have we ░░░░░░░░ to borrow it from ░░░░░░░░ to send it to ░░░░░░░░ If you re passing ░░░░░░░░ continuing resolution you re ░░░░░░░░ to continue this nonsense ░░░░░░░░ spent 150 000 last ░░░░░░░░ on yoga classes for ░░░░░░░░ employees So not only ░░░░░░░░ we pay them nearly ░░░░░░░░ and a half times ░░░░░░░░ much as the private ░░░░░░░░ employees we give them ░░░░░░░░ classes If you pass ░░░░░░░░ continuing resolution this goes ░░░░░░░░ and on Nothing will ░░░░░░░░ The status quo will ░░░░░░░░ and we will continue ░░░░░░░░ spend ourselves into oblivion ░░░░░░░░ spent 250 000 last ░░░░░░░░ inviting 24 kids from ░░░░░░░░ to go to space ░░░░░░░░ in Alabama We borrow ░░░░░░░░ from China to send ░░░░░░░░ to Pakistan It s ░░░░░░░░ It s ridiculous And ░░░░░░░░ should stop We have ░░░░░░░░ power to stop it ░░░░░░░░ has the power to ░░░░░░░░ money or not spend ░░░░░░░░ and yet we roll ░░░░░░░░ and we say it ░░░░░░░░ continue We don t ░░░░░░░░ the votes to stop ░░░░░░░░ Nonsense The other side ░░░░░░░░ t have the vote ░░░░░░░░ continue the spending if ░░░░░░░░ would stand up and ░░░░░░░░ them We spent a ░░░░░░░░ million dollar last year ░░░░░░░░ the year before developing ░░░░░░░░ menu for when we ░░░░░░░░ Mars We sent a ░░░░░░░░ of college students to ░░░░░░░░ to study this 5 ░░░░░░░░ apiece we paid them ░░░░░░░░ got two weeks all ░░░░░░░░ paid in Hawaii And ░░░░░░░░ know what a bunch ░░░░░░░░ college kids came up ░░░░░░░░ for the menu for ░░░░░░░░ Pizza This is where ░░░░░░░░ money is going I ░░░░░░░░ go on hundreds and ░░░░░░░░ of programs If we ░░░░░░░░ not exert the power ░░░░░░░░ the purse this continues ░░░░░░░░ should attach to all ░░░░░░░░ the spending bills all ░░░░░░░░ individual bills not glommed ░░░░░░░░ we should attach hundreds ░░░░░░░░ instructions thousands of instructions ░░░░░░░░ of the media said ░░░░░░░░ would be riders on ░░░░░░░░ bills Exactly That s ░░░░░░░░ power of the purse ░░░░░░░░ you object to the ░░░░░░░░ writing regulations without our ░░░░░░░░ Congress should defund the ░░░░░░░░ Congress should instruct him ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare what we object ░░░░░░░░ Congress should instruct him ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ spent on Planned Parenthood ░░░░░░░░ and hundreds of instructions ░░░░░░░░ be written into every ░░░░░░░░ and passed and sent ░░░░░░░░ them Would we win ░░░░░░░░ of these battles Do ░░░░░░░░ have the power to ░░░░░░░░ every battle and defund ░░░░░░░░ we want No But ░░░░░░░░ know what we start ░░░░░░░░ with Our negotiating position ░░░░░░░░ now is we start ░░░░░░░░ with we defund nothing ░░░░░░░░ don t we start ░░░░░░░░ with the negotiating position ░░░░░░░░ we defund everything that ░░░░░░░░ objectionable all the wasteful ░░░░░░░░ all the duplicative spending ░░░░░░░░ s defund it all ░░░░░░░░ if there has to ░░░░░░░░ negotiation let s start ░░░░░░░░ defunding it all and ░░░░░░░░ where we get But ░░░░░░░░ would take courage because ░░░░░░░░ have to let spending ░░░░░░░░ If you re not ░░░░░░░░ to let the spending ░░░░░░░░ and start anew you ░░░░░░░░ no leverage The power ░░░░░░░░ the purse is only ░░░░░░░░ if you have courage ░░░░░░░░ must courage of convictions ░░░░░░░░ say enough is enough ░░░░░░░░ the debt is a ░░░░░░░░ threat to us than ░░░░░░░░ spending expire Now some ░░░░░░░░ report on this speech ░░░░░░░░ say oh he wants ░░░░░░░░ shut down government No ░░░░░░░░ don t I just ░░░░░░░░ to exert the power ░░░░░░░░ the purse and that ░░░░░░░░ spending must expire But ░░░░░░░░ m all for renewing ░░░░░░░░ spending but let s ░░░░░░░░ renew the spending that ░░░░░░░░ sense We have the ░░░░░░░░ of the purse if ░░░░░░░░ choose to exert it ░░░░░░░░ at the mountain of ░░░░░░░░ Look at the debt ░░░░░░░░ continues to be added ░░░░░░░░ We have not been ░░░░░░░░ our job The way ░░░░░░░░ are supposed to spend ░░░░░░░░ in Congress is 12 ░░░░░░░░ appropriations bills They ve ░░░░░░░░ out of committee Why ░░░░░░░░ t they presented on ░░░░░░░░ floor The Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ the only one presented ░░░░░░░░ s present every one ░░░░░░░░ them and let the ░░░░░░░░ know let everyone in ░░░░░░░░ know that it s ░░░░░░░░ filibustering the spend bills ░░░░░░░░ s Democrats who desire ░░░░░░░░ shut down government It ░░░░░░░░ Democrats who desire not ░░░░░░░░ have any restrictions on ░░░░░░░░ the money s spent ░░░░░░░░ s the Democrats who ░░░░░░░░ saying we don t ░░░░░░░░ to end wasteful spending ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ any spending We don ░░░░░░░░ want any controls over ░░░░░░░░ We want to continue ░░░░░░░░ status quo But we ░░░░░░░░ not be complicit with ░░░░░░░░ We have allowed this ░░░░░░░░ go on for too ░░░░░░░░ It threatens the very ░░░░░░░░ of the republic It ░░░░░░░░ our very foundations to ░░░░░░░░ to borrow 1 million ░░░░░░░░ minute It s time ░░░░░░░░ we stood up It ░░░░░░░░ time that we took ░░░░░░░░ stand and said enough ░░░░░░░░ enough When s the ░░░░░░░░ time we did it ░░░░░░░░ the appropriate fashion When ░░░░░░░░ the last time Congress ░░░░░░░░ each of the individual ░░░░░░░░ bills with instructions on ░░░░░░░░ to spend the money ░░░░░░░░ was 2005 a decade ░░░░░░░░ It s been a ░░░░░░░░ In the last decade ░░░░░░░░ ve added nearly 10 ░░░░░░░░ in new debt Many ░░░░░░░░ s time to take ░░░░░░░░ stand I for one ░░░░░░░░ had enough I ve ░░░░░░░░ enough I m not ░░░░░░░░ to vote for a ░░░░░░░░ resolution A continuing resolution ░░░░░░░░ simply a continuation of ░░░░░░░░ mounting debt I for ░░░░░░░░ will not do it ░░░░░░░░ continuing resolution is retreat ░░░░░░░░ is announcing your defeat ░░░░░░░░ advance What we should ░░░░░░░░ is take a stand ░░░░░░░░ should say to the ░░░░░░░░ side in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ requires a supermajority What ░░░░░░░░ that mean 60 votes ░░░░░░░░ pass spending What would ░░░░░░░░ You would have spending ░░░░░░░░ is controversial like Planned ░░░░░░░░ would fall away They ░░░░░░░░ ask for private donations ░░░░░░░░ luck on that You ░░░░░░░░ t find things being ░░░░░░░░ that are controversial What ░░░░░░░░ happen is there would ░░░░░░░░ longer be spending for ░░░░░░░░ and duplicative projects We ░░░░░░░░ these a couple of ░░░░░░░░ ago I think we ░░░░░░░░ 7 billion worth of ░░░░░░░░ Did we fix it ░░░░░░░░ Every year the President ░░░░░░░░ this President puts forward ░░░░░░░░ billion 15 billion and ░░░░░░░░ billion worth of programs ░░░░░░░░ could be eliminated Do ░░░░░░░░ get eliminated No because ░░░░░░░░ is dysfunctional and we ░░░░░░░░ to pass a continuing ░░░░░░░░ which means we do ░░░░░░░░ to exert the power ░░░░░░░░ the purse Congress is ░░░░░░░░ shadow of what it ░░░░░░░░ was Madison said that ░░░░░░░░ would have coequal branches ░░░░░░░░ that we would pit ░░░░░░░░ against ambition We no ░░░░░░░░ do that Congress is ░░░░░░░░ withering shadow It s ░░░░░░░░ shadow of what it ░░░░░░░░ was Congress has no ░░░░░░░░ exerts no power and ░░░░░░░░ walk and we live ░░░░░░░░ the shadow of a ░░░░░░░░ that is growing larger ░░░░░░░░ larger and larger The ░░░░░░░░ s not afraid He ░░░░░░░░ he s got his ░░░░░░░░ and his phone So ░░░░░░░░ is writing and creating ░░░░░░░░ One of the philosophers ░░░░░░░░ look to is Montesquieu ░░░░░░░░ Montesquieu said when the ░░░░░░░░ begins to legislate a ░░░░░░░░ of tyranny will ensue ░░░░░░░░ s what we ve ░░░░░░░░ now We have Executive ░░░░░░░░ Not just this President ░░░░░░░░ It s been going ░░░░░░░░ for a while Probably ░░░░░░░░ 100 years we ve ░░░░░░░░ allowing more and more ░░░░░░░░ to accumulate in the ░░░░░░░░ of the presidency What ░░░░░░░░ need is a bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ back of that power ░░░░░░░░ need Congress to stand ░░░░░░░░ on its own two ░░░░░░░░ and say enough is ░░░░░░░░ We are reclaiming the ░░░░░░░░ of the purse and ░░░░░░░░ are going to do ░░░░░░░░ is necessary to get ░░░░░░░░ of the wasteful spending ░░░░░░░░ duplicative spending and the ░░░░░░░░ spending And we are ░░░░░░░░ to do what the ░░░░░░░░ people want and that ░░░░░░░░ to spend only what ░░░░░░░░ in But I will ░░░░░░░░ you I for one ░░░░░░░░ oppose this continuing resolution ░░░░░░░░ I recommend that everybody ░░░░░░░░ America call their Congressman ░░░░░░░░ say we re tired ░░░░░░░░ the mounting debt We ░░░░░░░░ you to stand up ░░░░░░░░ want you to stand ░░░░░░░░ and say enough is ░░░░░░░░ Let the funding expire ░░░░░░░░ make the other side ░░░░░░░░ up with 60 votes ░░░░░░░░ spend the money It ░░░░░░░░ time we took a ░░░░░░░░ I hope we will ░░░░░░░░ you, Mr. President.