Rand Paul Local Louisville Interview

Sen. Rand Paul stopped by The Olmsted in Louisville last Wednesday to address Greater Louisville Inc. members about politics, the upcoming election and his plans for Kentucky and the entire country. (He eats a lot of sushi.)

UPDATE: View Sen. Paul’s appearance on the Daily Show here.

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Just before the Senate took a break until after the Nov. 6 elections, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., tried to get his colleagues to pass an amendment cutting U.S. aid to Pakistan, Libya and Egypt.

The resulting Senate floor debate produced some scoldings from Paul’s fellow Republicans, revealing party divisions over foreign aid and the extent of US engagement with the world’s trouble spots. And the measure lost on a bipartisan 81-10 vote.

For months, Paul has been trying to stop US financial assistance to Pakistan until that nation releases Dr. Shakil Afridi, imprisoned by the government after he helped find Osama bin Laden, who was subsequently killed by American forces.

Source: Courier Journal

For background on Sen. Paul’s recent fight against foreign aid and 90-1 vote against aggressive US posturing on Iran see here.

The following is a synopsis of Sen Paul’s 1 hr filibuster against foreign aid: