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Rand Paul on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’: ‘Somebody Has to Stand Up and Yell “The Emperor Has No Clothes”’
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WOFL-TV (Fox 35; Orlando, Fla.)

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Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream

Name: Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream
URL: https://www.foxnews.com/shows/fox-news-sunday
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Rand Paul
, Shannon Bream

Name: Rand Paul
Employment: U.S. Seante
Position: Senator

Name: Shannon Bream
Employment: Fox News
Position: Reporter
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05/26/2025 07:38 am
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BREAM OK let s ░░░░░░░░ about things where some ░░░░░░░░ your GOP colleagues there ░░░░░░░░ the Senate are worried ░░░░░░░░ too many cuts to ░░░░░░░░ programs They re worried ░░░░░░░░ impact on Medicaid they ░░░░░░░░ worried about SNAP and ░░░░░░░░ this idea that if ░░░░░░░░ add work requirements to ░░░░░░░░ it tougher to access ░░░░░░░░ assistance programs millions of ░░░░░░░░ could be thrown off ░░░░░░░░ health insurance They could ░░░░░░░░ their access to food ░░░░░░░░ medical coverage and insurance ░░░░░░░░ as a physician yourself ░░░░░░░░ do you stand on ░░░░░░░░ arguments Paul Well see ░░░░░░░░ the one hand you ░░░░░░░░ offer people free stuff ░░░░░░░░ can say I ll ░░░░░░░░ you free health care ░░░░░░░░ people go oh thank ░░░░░░░░ for free health care ░░░░░░░░ what you don t ░░░░░░░░ them is we re ░░░░░░░░ the money from China ░░░░░░░░ pay for your health ░░░░░░░░ So we run a ░░░░░░░░ 2 trillion which leads ░░░░░░░░ inflation which leads to ░░░░░░░░ prices which squeezes you ░░░░░░░░ the other side So ░░░░░░░░ bottom line is there ░░░░░░░░ no free lunch You ░░░░░░░░ offer people free stuff ░░░░░░░░ if you re borrowing ░░░░░░░░ to do it you ░░░░░░░░ up punishing them with ░░░░░░░░ The same people that ░░░░░░░░ getting the free stuff ░░░░░░░░ also being punished by ░░░░░░░░ and never seem to ░░░░░░░░ out of poverty or ░░░░░░░░ up out of poverty ░░░░░░░░ it s a bait ░░░░░░░░ switch It isn t ░░░░░░░░ But I do think ░░░░░░░░ deficit is a threat ░░░░░░░░ our country I think ░░░░░░░░ s the greatest threat ░░░░░░░░ our national security And ░░░░░░░░ I think you can ░░░░░░░░ do this We bring ░░░░░░░░ about 5 trillion in ░░░░░░░░ We spend 7 trillion ░░░░░░░░ s about what we ░░░░░░░░ The 5 trillion is ░░░░░░░░ by Social Security Medicare ░░░░░░░░ food stamps and other ░░░░░░░░ programs The mandatory programs ░░░░░░░░ all of it So ░░░░░░░░ people say well we ░░░░░░░░ taking this off the ░░░░░░░░ and we re not ░░░░░░░░ to touch any of ░░░░░░░░ programs Well they re ░░░░░░░░ not frankly serious I ░░░░░░░░ all for the DOGE ░░░░░░░░ and I ll vote ░░░░░░░░ every one of them ░░░░░░░░ the administration now is ░░░░░░░░ to send them back ░░░░░░░░ Republican leadership on both ░░░░░░░░ is saying we re ░░░░░░░░ sure we can pass ░░░░░░░░ 9 billion cut And ░░░░░░░░ what we re really ░░░░░░░░ with is the math ░░░░░░░░ t work All the ░░░░░░░░ DOGE stuff all the ░░░░░░░░ stuff Elon Musk has ░░░░░░░░ is out there and ░░░░░░░░ are going to wake ░░░░░░░░ in about two months ░░░░░░░░ say how come the ░░░░░░░░ s still 2 2 ░░░░░░░░ Where did the savings ░░░░░░░░ People are going to ░░░░░░░░ very disappointed conservatives and ░░░░░░░░ m the one ringing ░░░░░░░░ alarm saying they re ░░░░░░░░ doing anything They re ░░░░░░░░ sending us a rescission ░░░░░░░░ They re not cutting ░░░░░░░░ Somebody has to stand ░░░░░░░░ and yell the emperor ░░░░░░░░ no clothes and everybody ░░░░░░░░ falling in lockstep on ░░░░░░░░ Pass the big beautiful ░░░░░░░░ Don t question anything ░░░░░░░░ conservatives do need to ░░░░░░░░ up and have their ░░░░░░░░ heard This is a ░░░░░░░░ we ve been facing ░░░░░░░░ decades now and if ░░░░░░░░ don t stand up ░░░░░░░░ it I really fear ░░░░░░░░ direction the country is ░░░░░░░░ BREAM: “OK.”
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