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Paul believes the size of the federal government must be decreased substantially. In order to restrict the federal government to what he believes are its Constitutionally authorized functions, he regularly voted against almost all proposals for new government spending, initiatives, or taxes, [13] in many cases making him in a minority of members of the house by doing so.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. American politician (born 1935) This article is about the former U.S. Representative from Texas. For his son, see Rand Paul. Ron Paul Paul in 2023 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 Preceded by Greg Laughlin Succeeded by ...
From 2011 to 2012, Ron Paul, a U.S. representative from Texas, unsuccessfully ran for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for the president of the United States. On April 14, 2011, Paul announced the formation of a "testing-the-waters" account, and had stated that he would decide whether he would enter the race by at least early May.
After announcing he would vote for Ron Paul, an onslaught of criticism ensued. Those critiques missed the mark, even though the gun rights advocate ultimately caved.
Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul is stepping back into the spotlight. Earlier this month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on X, “Would be great to have Ron Paul as part of the Department of Government ...
End the Fed is a 2009 book by Congressman Ron Paul of Texas that critiques the United States Federal Reserve System and advocates for its abolition. [1] [2] [3] Paul argues that the Federal Reserve is unconstitutional, economically harmful, and a threat to individual liberty.
Musk this past weekend also reacted to a Fed-related Paul post from current US Senator Mike Lee, who said "raise your hand if you would like to see Ron Paul as chair of the Federal Reserve." Musk ...
In December 2011, Representative Ron Paul spoke out against SOPA, deriding it as a bill that would "take over the Internet". [12] Paul thus became the first major presidential candidate to publicly oppose the SOPA.