
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
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Supports reducing government regulations to increase housing supply; opposes federal housing programs.
Strongly supports Second Amendment rights as a fundamental liberty; opposes all gun control measures.
Opposes climate regulations and environmental mandates; favors free-market approaches to energy.
Supports free-market energy policies, deregulation, and opposes government subsidies for any energy source.
Supports drastic spending cuts, balanced budget amendment, auditing the Federal Reserve, and libertarian free-market economics.
As a physician, opposes ACA and government-run healthcare; supports free-market solutions and interstate insurance competition.
Supports border security while taking a more libertarian approach to legal immigration reform.
Opposes student loan forgiveness and federal education mandates; supports school choice and abolishing the Department of Education.
A leading libertarian voice against military interventionism, unchecked defense spending, and executive war powers.
Breaks with party to support criminal justice reform; co-authored the JUSTICE Act and efforts to end no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor.
The Senate's leading non-interventionist; opposes foreign aid, military action abroad, and has blocked Ukraine and Israel aid packages.
Opposes government regulation of technology and the internet; favors a libertarian hands-off approach.
Has proposed gradually raising the retirement age and reforming entitlements for long-term fiscal sustainability.
Supports infrastructure but opposes large federal spending bills; favors private sector and state-led approaches.
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