Rand Paul: “It Is About Damn Time To Pay For Something Around Here”

Rand Paul: “It Is About Damn Time To Pay For Something Around Here”

Paul takes aim at McConnell for “dumping everything into the kitchen sink” On Spending Bill

Steve Watson

Senator Rand Paul slammed Mitch McConnell [], noting that the Senate Minority leader is supporting Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer by adopting a “kitchen sink” approach to spending, instead of stripping funding from Biden’s bloated Inflation Reduction Act. 

Appearing on Fox Business, Paul expressed support for the new House Speaker Mike Johnson’s move to pass a standalone bill for $14.5 billion in aid to Israel funded entirely by stripping provisions that would beef up the IRS.

“Whether mega or omni, it is a disaster for the taxpayer. The only way we have the power of the purse and the only way we exercise the power of the purse is to have individual appropriation bills,” Paul urged, adding “This is what Speaker Johnson was elected to do and I think he is going to do it. I’m proud of him for his first legislation, he singled out, took as an individual bill Israel aid but he is paying for it by reducing the IRS budget. This is the way it should always be, no new spending unless we cancel out some other spending.”

Paul then took aim at McConnell’s stance, noting “Unfortunately, this is Senator McConnell supporting President Biden and Chuck Schumer. He’s going along with the kitchen sink approach, dump everything into the kitchen sink, Ukraine, Israel, the border, Taiwan, everything into a $100 billion dollar bill.”

Paul continued, “But realize what Sen. McConnell and Sen. Schumer are doing here. They want an enormous package, over $100 billion and insisting it not be paid for. President Biden is aligned with Sen. McConnell on this, saying it’s unprecedented to ask to pay for something. I say it is about damn time to pay for something around here.”

The White House claims that Biden plans to veto the standalone bill, but Paul believes that to be a complete bluff given that funding for Israel is on the line.

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