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https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-blasts-hypocrisy-and-out-control-spending/	Dr. Rand Paul Blasts Hypocrisy and Out-of-Control Spending	2018-02-08	2018	2018-02	Republican	Senate	KY	Rand Paul	P000603	www.paul.senate.gov	paul	https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/	scraper	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2018 Contact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a speech on the U.S. Senate floor tonight, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) condemned government’s spending addiction and the hypocrisy it fuels in both parties, blasting a budget deal that adds over $500 billion in spending and debt over the next two years. “When the Democrats are in power, Republicans appear to be the conservative party. But when Republicans are in power, it seems there is no conservative party,” Dr. Paul stated on the floor. “The hypocrisy hangs in the air and chokes anyone with a sense of decency or intellectual honesty,” he noted. Dr. Paul went on to illustrate how ridiculous spending has become, and how much politicians could cut, by citing examples of government wasting hundreds of millions of American taxpayer dollars. These include stories of studying how selfies impact happiness, losing track of millions in heavy equipment, and diverting more than $158 million in school lunch assistance to uses such as buying lawn sprinklers and funding a district television station. You can watch Dr. Paul’s speech HERE. You can learn more about the examples of government waste Dr. Paul discussed and see other stories from his Waste Report HERE. ###	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-06-27T22:50:58Z