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U.S. SENATE

Rand Paul

RepublicanKentuckyCurrently serving

Sworn into the Senate on Source

What they said 15

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (15)Campaign (10)After election (1)In office (4)
After the election · commitment · Original date not established
HealthcareEducationEconomy, taxes & work

Seek leadership role on the Senate health committee

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Rand Paul said he is seeking the top Republican position on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in the next Congress. He said he would stand against federal efforts that put Washington between Americans and their doctors, schools, or paychecks, arguing that families should make decisions affecting their lives. Taking the role would mean giving up his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

Context: This was a stated plan for the next Congress; the report says he would give up his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship to take the HELP position.

While serving · Original date not established
Healthcare

Criticizes the Affordable Care Act for expanding government power

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Rand Paul says the Affordable Care Act rapidly expanded government power in health care. He points to constitutional challenges brought by states, businesses, and other institutions against provisions he describes as burdensome.

Context: The passage does not identify which provisions he would change or repeal.

While serving · Original date not established
Education

Criticizes federal expansion and intervention in education

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Rand Paul argues that increased federal involvement in education—including growth in the Department of Education, bureaucracy, spending, and government intervention—has coincided with falling test scores and scholastic performance. He says this involvement is eroding educational standards.

Context: The passage does not identify a specific change to federal education policy.

While serving · Original date not established
Civil rights & justice

Prioritizes imprisonment of dangerous and violent offenders

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Rand Paul says criminal laws should focus on imprisoning the most dangerous and violent people. He criticizes a system that traps nonviolent offenders, disproportionately African-American men, in cycles of poverty, unemployment, and incarceration.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

While serving · Original date not established
Civil rights & justice

Opposes abortion and supports government protection of life from conception

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Rand Paul says he is pro-life, believes life begins at conception, and considers abortion the taking of an innocent human life. He says government has a duty to protect that life as a constitutional right.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.