Sen. Rand Paul decries federal funds allocated for a pickleball complex in Las Vegas and Paraguay's border security, calling them examples of government waste. He argues that the federal government should not be involved in funding recreational activities and highlights over a trillion dollars in wasteful spending. Paul advocates for reduced government spending and believes that limiting bureaucrats' funds will lead to wiser decisions.
Senate Homeland Security Ranking Member Sen. Rand Paul , R-Ky., right, asks questions of U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate during a Joint Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing examining the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Washington.
While pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the nation, Sen. Paul doesn't think that warrants tax dollars to help it. I've played pickleball. Everybody loves pickleball, but really the federal government‘s got no business being in pickleball business," he said, in an interview with The National News Desk Thursday.The report highlights more than a trillion dollars of what he calls "wasteful spending by both parties."Additionally, $2.1 million was sent to help Paraguay secure its border.
It’s the wrong border," Paul said. "Nobody in the United States thinks they're voting to send money to Paraguay so they can control their border. Meanwhile, our border is wide open.”will lead to far more government spending cuts but acknowledges at the end of the day Congress holds the power of the purse.
"You can’t expect the government we get better people because the history of government is not having people who are concerned with the taxpayer dollars. You have to give the bureaucrats less money to make them wiser in their decisions," he said.
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