Senator Rand Paul news clips June 21 2012
News Clips 06.21.12
Today’s Media Appearances
RADIO
- 6:30 PM EST – The Lars Larson Show (National)
- 7:30 PM EST – The Marc Amazon Show (700WLW Cincinnati)
Media Mentions
- Rand Paul Rips Romney for Saying He Could Fight Iran Without Congress – The Atlantic
- Rand Paul amendment to limit farm subsidies defeated – Examiner
- Sen. Johnson moves to isolate food stamp spending from farm bill – Daily Caller
- Bid to kill EPA coal plant regulations thwarted in Senate – The Hill
- Republican George LeMieux exits Florida Senate race – ABC News
National News
- Obama tries to shield Holder from contempt charge – Washington Examiner
- Fed: $267B more to Operation Twist – Politico
- Mike Lee: If health care stands, anything goes – Politico
- Ecuador due to rule on Wikileaks’ Julian Assange – BBC
- Greek government to seek two-year extension to bailout term – Reuters
- Mubarak said to be in a coma – AP
- Wikileaks’ Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador embassy – BBC News
- Holder may face contempt vote if documents not surrendered – CNN
- Mike Lee: If health care stands, anything goes – Politico
- France: Gunman takes hostages at Toulouse bank – Lexington Herald-Leader
Rand Paul Rips Romney for Saying He Could Fight Iran Without Congress
The Atlantic
After Senator Rand Paul endorsed Mitt Romney, he got grief from a lot of his libertarian supporters, especially after the GOP nominee stated that the president can wage war on Iran without Congressional approval.
Rand Paul amendment to limit farm subsidies defeated
Examiner
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted against an amendment to the Farm Bill by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would have placed limits on the amount of subsidies wealthier farmers can receive.
http://www.examiner.com/article/rand-paul-amendment-to-limit-farm-subsidies-defeated
Sen. Johnson moves to isolate food stamp spending from farm bill
Daily Caller
The Democrat-controlled Senate has voted down amendments to confront the swelling rolls, notably those introduced by Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, arguing that their reforms could limit access to those in need.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/20/sen-johnson-moves-to-isolate-food-stamp-spending-from-farm-bill
Bid to kill EPA coal plant regulations thwarted in Senate
The Hill
In November the Senate turned back Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) CRA resolution to nullify the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which requires curbs in smog and particulate-forming pollution from plants in 27 states in the eastern half of the country.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/233795-bid-to-kill-epa-coal-plant-rules-thwarted-in-senate
Republican George LeMieux exits Florida Senate race
ABC News
Mack, the namesake son of former Sen. Connie Mack III, earned an endorsement last month from Mitt Romney and also boasts support from Rep. Michele Bachmann, Sen. Rand Paul, the American Conservative Union and other center-right groups such as FreedomWorks, which endorsed Mack’s campaign on Tuesday.
Obama tries to shield Holder from contempt charge
Washington Examiner
President Obama invoked executive privilege Wednesday to block congressional access to Justice Department documents on a failed gun-tracking operation even as a House committee voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-tries-to-shield-holder-from-contempt-charge/article/2500228
Fed: $267B more to Operation Twist
Politico
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it is committing $267 billion for continuing Operation Twist, the central bank’s program to keep long-term interest rates low and stimulate the economy.
Mike Lee: If health care stands, anything goes
Politico
Sen. Mike Lee says that if the Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act, Congress’s power would effectively be limitless.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77611.html
Ecuador due to rule on Wikileaks’ Julian Assange
BBC News
Ecuador is examining the asylum case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the country’s president has said. Rafael Correa said Ecuador would make a “sovereign decision” after examining what danger there was to his life.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18529726
Greek government to seek two-year extension to bailout term
Reuters
Greece’s new government is to ask lenders for two more years to hit fiscal targets, responding to huge public pressure for a softening of an international bailout but setting up a showdown with its euro zone partners.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/21/us-greece-policy-idUSBRE85K0J820120621
Mubarak said to be in a coma
Associated Press
Security officials say Hosni Mubarak is in a coma but off of life support and his heart and other vital organs are functioning.
http://news.yahoo.com/mubarak-said-coma-off-life-support-101132967.html
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador embassy
BBC News
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum at Ecuador’s London embassy.
The South American country says it is “studying and analysing the request”.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18514726
Holder may face contempt vote if documents not surrendered
CNN
The House Oversight Committee could proceed Wednesday in considering a contempt measure against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder unless he provides at least some of the documents the committee has sought in relation to Operation Fast and Furious, a botched federal firearms sting operation that allowed weapons to reach Mexican drug gangs.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/politics/holder-contempt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Mike Lee: If health care stands, anything goes
Politico
Sen. Mike Lee says that if the Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act, Congress’s power would effectively be limitless.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77611.html
France: Gunman takes hostages at Toulouse bank
Lexington Herald-Leader
French police say that a gunman has freed one of the four hostages he is holding in a bank in the southern city of Toulouse. French media say that the gunman claims links to al-Qaida, and police units from other French regions have been sent to the scene.
http://www.kentucky.com/2012/06/20/2231263/gunman-takes-hostages-at-toulouse.html
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Orlando Watson
Deputy Press Secretary
U.S. Senator Rand Paul
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