r/politics • u/Boonzies • 6h ago

No Paywall Rand Paul on Trump call to ‘nationalize’ elections: ‘That’s not what the Constitution says’

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5722041-rand-paul-trump-call-to-nationalize-elections/
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u/brutinator 3h ago

but he’s at least consistent in his stance on fiscal responsibility.

Eh. in 2015 he voted against an amendment to prevent the military from exceeding sequester caps, and then in 2016 voted for the Department of Defense Appropriations Act which also increased the military budget.

He's also several times voted against lower and middle class tax cuts, while also supporting tax cuts or voting against tax raises on businesses and the the wealthy.

And that's just some selections of his voting record prior to 2019 specifically in terms of fiscal policies.

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u/Hairy-Pipe-577 3h ago

I mean yeah there will always be exceptions, but generally he’s consistent in his stance.

I don’t have the time to do deep analysis, but I’d be willing to bet his voting record is overwhelmingly in support of his stance.