Honorable Rand Paul
United States Senator, Kentucky, Republican
Sen. Paul is the junior senator from Kentucky, serving since 2011. He serves on the following committees: Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He is the co-author of the Wyden-Paul amendment proposed in the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026. The following is an excerpt of his remarks during debate on the Senate floor on Aug. 7, 2026. Increasing taxes on Americans will not end [Vladimir] Putin’s war in Ukraine. The drafters of this legislation, understandably, wish to punish Putin and send Russian invaders back to where…
