You can not be a conservative if you're going to keep promoting new programs that you're not going to pay for.
Rand PaulYou know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they're tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government.
Rand PaulWe should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
Rand PaulWe need to be fearful of companies that get so big that they can actually be directing policy.
Rand PaulI was very, very concerned about President Obama and how much executive order and how much executive power he tried to exert. But I think I want to be, and I think congress will be, a check on any executive, Republican or Democrat, that tries to grasp too much power. And really, a lot of the fault is not only presidents trying to take too much power, it's Congress giving up too much power.
Rand Paul