"If congress refuses to obey its own rules. If congress refuses to pass a balanced budget. If congress refuses to read the Bills. Then I say, sweep the place clean, limit their terms, and send them HOME!"
"Using taxes to punish the rich, in reality, punishes everyone because we are all interconnected. High taxes and excessive regulation and massive debt are not working."
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Source: Sen. Rand Paul's Speech at Howard University. www.realclearpolitics.com. April 10, 2013.
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