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Senator Rand Paul was born in Pennsylvania on January 7, 1963, the third of five children born to Ron Paul, a U.S. Congressman and 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate. He Rand Paul graduated from Baylor University and then from Duke Medical School, his father's alma mater, in 1963. Paul worked as an ophthalmologist, notably performing many free eye care surgeries and providing free eye care for young and impoverished patients. Paul, is a lifelong Republican with libertarian leanings, and first became involved in politics in 1994, when he founded Kentucky Taxpayers United, a watchdog group that tracked taxation and spending issues in the Kentucky state legislature until it disbanded its disbanding in 2000. Rand Paul gained national attention when he campaigned for his father, who was running for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008. He Paul attracted a small, passionate following which while campaigning for his father, and this following helped him win the U.S. Senate seat for Kentucky in 2010. Paul is also the first U.S. Senator to serve alongside a parent in the U.S. House of Representativesand is widely known for his support of the Tea Party movement. [http://www.biography. com/people/rand-paul-588472#synopsis (From BIOBio) ]

While serving in the Senate, Paul introduced legislation to make immigration reform conditional on Congress voting on whether the border is secure, requiring completion of a border fence in five years and a protection against the federal government establishing a national identification card system for citizens. His "Trust but Verify" amendment requires Congress to write and enforce a bipartisan border security blueprint rather than using bureaucracies, such as the Department of Homeland Security, to come up with a plan. The amendment also would provide new national security safeguards to track the holders of student visas and those provided asylum and refugee status. Paul does not support the concept of "amnesty," but instead "supports legal immigration process" (RPW - I). If elected President, {{:Rand Paul would implement his "Trust but Verify" plan and apply pressure on the Department of Homeland Security to secure the border and produce an effective visa tracking system. *Replace current path to citizenship with work visas for illegal immigrants: supports "probation" followed by "assimilation," putting undocumented immigrants on an eventual track to either permanent legal status (a green card) or citizenship*Immigrants get a temporary "work visa" but are not put ahead of anyone waiting to enter the country * Opponent to the federal government creating a national ID card*Believes U.S. can accommodate current 11 million illegal immigrants already leaving in the country; however, we must completely secure the border before any other action can be taken From (OTI - IImmigration)}}

==='''Balancing {{:Rand Paul (Environmental Safety with Deregulation''' ===)}}

"Counteracting excessively burdensome government regulations has become a centerpiece of my tenure in Washington. All my actions seek to find a balance between environmental, safety ==Entrepreneurship and health protection, without compromising the ability of family businesses to flourish."Innovation==

"Unelected bureaucrats should not have the power to enact regulations that affect the lives of everyday Americans. Whether it's ObamaCare or EPA regulations, cutting red tape {{:Rand Paul (Entrepreneurship and opening the regulatory process to scrutiny is an important step in holding government accountable to all Americans.Innovation)}}

As President, I will place common sense and reasonable limitations on a bureaucracy that seeks to target well'''RPW''' -intentioned businesses with burdensome regulations."Rand Paul's Website

"Our federal government regulates everything and anything. How much water goes into you commode. How much water comes out of your showerhead. The temperature of '''OTI''' - On the water in your washing machine. How many miles to the gallon your car must get."Issues

==='''Criticisms of EPANI''' ===- National Interest

'''Agency's Abuse of 'Wetlands' Term''' "The Clean Water Act never even mentioned the term "wetlands" while passing through Congress for approval. The unelected bureaucracy simply created the concept and defines it in distinct terminology dependent upon whatever scenario they are currently considering. "Wetlands" quite literally can mean whatever the EPA wants it to mean." "The definition of wetlands has become so absurd and transparent that the Army Corps of Engineers developed the "migratory bird theory." This theory states that if your land is a stopping point for any migratory bird that has traveled between real navigable waters, then your land is now de facto connected to the interstate navigable streams. I'm not kidding." "This theory is irrational & completely illogical. How did it ever become enforceable law? It happened because Congress has abdicated its duty in this area. Citizens often run afoul of these rules inadvertently due to the constant evolution of complex and unexplained regulationsSecond Abbreviation = Policy Issue (i." '''High Costs of EPA's Regulations'''  "Since its creation in 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency has done more harm than goode. EPA regulations cost more than 5% of our annual gross domestic product (which was over $15 trillion in 2012TR = Tax Reform). This is equivalent to the costs of defense and homeland security combined. Most Americans are unaware of this." "Too often our rights are violated by abusive and power-hungry EPA bureaucrats who use threats, coercion, and force to implement power grabs. I wish these instances of abuse were random and the exception, but they have unfortunately come to characterize what many Americans now rightly see as a rogue government agency. EPA regulations have hampered landowners' ability to manage their private property as they please and have seriously impaired job creation. As with the massive cost of the EPA, many Americans are unaware of the routine suffering caused by the overreach of such regulatory agencies." '''EPA's Circumnavigation of Due Process and Judicial Review''' [The Sacketts were building their home when the EPA ordered them to stop] "They requested a hearing before the EPA where they could challenge the agency's claim that their property was a wetland. The EPA refused, claiming property owners have no right to a hearing regarding compliance orders. Throughout this waiting process, the daily $75,000 fine continued to accumulate." "However, they filed their own lawsuit in federal court, arguing that the Administrative Procedure Act entitled them to a hearing before a judge. Yet the Sixth and Fourth Circuits rejected any possibility of judicial review. Is this not a complete violation of the separation-of-powers principle? These circuit courts essentially handed the EPA free rein over innocent Americans and their private property. Our government was literally telling the Sacketts that in the US, you are free--unless the EPA decides to get involved, at which point your right to due process and private property becomes null and void."

(Bio) === '''Voting Record on Other Issues''' ===[http://www.biography.com/people/rand-paul-588472#synopsis]

*Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems(RPW-TR) = [https://www.*Rated 20% by The Humane Society Legislative Fund, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting recordrandpaul.com/issue/taxes]

From (OTI - EJ)= [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Rand_Paul_Jobs.htm]

(OTI - HP) ==='''In Support of Keystone XL Pipeline'''===[http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Rand_Paul_Health_Care.htm]

"Washington's bureaucratic regulations, corporate subsidies, and excessive taxation have made it unnecessarily difficult for energy developers to take advantage of new and innovative forms of cheap and clean energy(OTI - DP) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Rand_Paul_Drugs.htm]

Cutting the red tape and encouraging energy freedom, new technologies, and discoveries will be a priority in my administration(OTI - ME) = [http://www. Like all other sectors of the economy, allowing businesses to compete in a free market will not only produce the most efficient forms of energy, but will also pass along the cost savings to the consumerontheissues.org/2016/Rand_Paul_Foreign_Policy.htm]

I support the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and I have repeatedly voted to allow this project to proceed(RPW - ME) = [https://www."randpaul.com/issue/foreign-policy-defense]

From (RPW - ET)= [https://randpaul.com/news/rand-paul-on-obamatrade-no-sane-reason-for-making-the-trade-treaty-classified]

(NI - T) == Sources Key ==[http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/rand-paul-diplomacy-9714]

'''RPW''' (OTI - Rand Paul's WebsiteT) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Rand_Paul_Free_Trade.htm]

'''OTI''' (RPW - On the IssuesI) = [https://www.randpaul.com/issue/immigration]

'''NI''' (OTI - National InterestI) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Rand_Paul_Immigration.htm]

Second Abbreviation (OTI - E) = Policy Issue (i[http://www.ontheissues.eorg/Domestic/Rand_Paul_Environment. TR = Tax Reform)htm]

*(BIO) = [http://www.biography.com/people/rand-paul-588472#synopsis]*(RPW-TR) = [https://www.randpaul.com/issue/taxes]*(OTI - HC) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Rand_Paul_Health_Care.htm]*(OTI - DP) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Rand_Paul_Drugs.htm]* (OTI - ME) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Rand_Paul_Foreign_Policy.htm]*(RPW - ME) = [https://www.randpaul.com/issue/foreign-policy-defense]* (RPW - I) = [https://www.randpaul.com/issue/immigration]* (OTI - I) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Rand_Paul_Immigration.htm]* (OTI - J) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Rand_Paul_Jobs.htm]* (RPW - T) = [https://randpaul.com/news/rand-paul-on-obamatrade-no-sane-reason-for-making-the-trade-treaty-classified]*(NI - T) = [http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/rand-paul-diplomacy-9714]*(OTI - T) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Rand_Paul_Free_Trade.htm]*(OTI - E) = [http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Rand_Paul_Environment.htm]*(RPW - E) = [https://www.randpaul.com/issue/energy]