Bowling Green Today

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) raised concerns about a $468 billion spending bill filled with over 6,000 earmarks during a speech on the senate floor. Among the earmarks included in the bill are allocations such as $4 million for a waterfront walkway in New Jersey, $3.5 million for Detroit’s Thanksgiving Parade float maker’s new headquarters, and $1.75 million for The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Dr. Paul highlighted the excessive nature of these earmarks, stating, “These are only ten of the over 6,000 wasteful earmarks included in the minibus… But these are my terrible ten, and there are more.” Expressing his concern about the impact of such spending, Dr. Paul warned that the bill could lead to generalized inflation and harm the overall welfare of the country.

In his address, Dr. Paul emphasized the negative repercussions of the bill, stating, “This bill is an insult to the American people. The earmarks are all the wasteful spending that you could ever hope to see, and it should be defeated.”

The senator's remarks come ahead of a vote on the spending bill, which he believes does not serve the general welfare of the country but rather contributes to inflation and financial strain on Americans.

For more information on Dr. Rand Paul's full floor remarks, they can be viewed on the Senator's official website.