Rand Paul on the BBB: VP Vance ‘Was Very, Very Close to Going with Me Versus the Subsidies for Alaska’

UNKNOWN FEMALE Senator Paul ░░░░░░░░ m I m just ░░░░░░░░ when people come out ░░░░░░░░ they are when lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ out and are pushing ░░░░░░░░ more responsible approach to ░░░░░░░░ people s money to ░░░░░░░░ finances of the nation ░░░░░░░░ then they turn around ░░░░░░░░ they put special projects ░░░░░░░░ for their districts is ░░░░░░░░ is it real Is ░░░░░░░░ something that it s ░░░░░░░░ it matters so much ░░░░░░░░ it just politics I ░░░░░░░░ always confused by how ░░░░░░░░ one hand you can ░░░░░░░░ I want to balance ░░░░░░░░ budget I want to ░░░░░░░░ the deficit and then ░░░░░░░░ and put in your ░░░░░░░░ specialty projects for your ░░░░░░░░ Paul So one of ░░░░░░░░ disappointing things was you ░░░░░░░░ special tax expensings for ░░░░░░░░ whale captains but also ░░░░░░░░ was put into there ░░░░░░░░ was a reform on ░░░░░░░░ stamps and if you ░░░░░░░░ a fraud rate greater ░░░░░░░░ 6 percent your state ░░░░░░░░ have to pay more ░░░░░░░░ your share of food ░░░░░░░░ And it applies to ░░░░░░░░ now except for Alaska ░░░░░░░░ fraud rate in Alaska ░░░░░░░░ percent But Alaska is ░░░░░░░░ exempt from any kind ░░░░░░░░ rules to try to ░░░░░░░░ the system to make ░░░░░░░░ fraud rate less So ░░░░░░░░ s what kind of ░░░░░░░░ And it was a ░░░░░░░░ back and forth between ░░░░░░░░ wanting to come to ░░░░░░░░ I was asking for ░░░░░░░░ wasn t anything special ░░░░░░░░ one state or one ░░░░░░░░ what I was asking ░░░░░░░░ is more attention to ░░░░░░░░ paid to the debt ░░░░░░░░ to the debt ceiling ░░░░░░░░ what other people wanted ░░░░░░░░ special carve outs crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ They had to get ░░░░░░░░ or Murkowski They had ░░░░░░░░ get you or Murkowski ░░░░░░░░ senator right UNKNWON FEMALE ░░░░░░░░ what what what could ░░░░░░░░ have given you what ░░░░░░░░ they have given for ░░░░░░░░ state that that could ░░░░░░░░ coaxed you into voting ░░░░░░░░ this bill Paul Well ░░░░░░░░ s what I told ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t looking ░░░░░░░░ welfare or carve outs ░░░░░░░░ my state or particular ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned about ░░░░░░░░ general welfare of the ░░░░░░░░ And so all I ░░░░░░░░ was that we shorten ░░░░░░░░ debt ceiling to three ░░░░░░░░ And that would have ░░░░░░░░ a big reduction They ░░░░░░░░ to increase it 5 ░░░░░░░░ I said we can ░░░░░░░░ it 500 billion But ░░░░░░░░ in September when we ░░░░░░░░ the next big beautiful ░░░░░░░░ that spending bill we ░░░░░░░░ also discuss whether to ░░░░░░░░ the debt ceiling And ░░░░░░░░ think it s it ░░░░░░░░ equivalent to your teenager ░░░░░░░░ your teenager runs up ░░░░░░░░ credit card 2 000 ░░░░░░░░ they re at their ░░░░░░░░ do you give them ░░░░░░░░ 10 000 limit or ░░░░░░░░ you say no you ░░░░░░░░ got to keep paying ░░░░░░░░ your limit and we ░░░░░░░░ going to give you ░░░░░░░░ certain amount of money ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ give you a 10 ░░░░░░░░ limit KERNEN Senator would ░░░░░░░░ Paul Congress is worse ░░░░░░░░ reckless teenagers KERNEN Would ░░░░░░░░ have sunk the bill ░░░░░░░░ if they didn t ░░░░░░░░ Murkowski and you knew ░░░░░░░░ no would have sunk ░░░░░░░░ bill would you still ░░░░░░░░ you would have done ░░░░░░░░ still Paul My no ░░░░░░░░ no would never have ░░░░░░░░ the bill and the ░░░░░░░░ it wouldn t is ░░░░░░░░ were negotiating with me ░░░░░░░░ my vote were going ░░░░░░░░ be the deciding vote ░░░░░░░░ would have negotiated They ░░░░░░░░ negotiating well they were ░░░░░░░░ that morning The vice ░░░░░░░░ was very very close ░░░░░░░░ going with me versus ░░░░░░░░ subsidies for Alaska They ░░░░░░░░ chose the subsidies for ░░░░░░░░ which shows you something ░░░░░░░░ subsidies for Alaska and ░░░░░░░░ money out there was ░░░░░░░░ easier for them than ░░░░░░░░ to vote on the ░░░░░░░░ ceiling again in three ░░░░░░░░