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A handful of southern Kentucky activists rallied at the Bowling Green office of U.S. Senator Rand Paul in support of a national campaign to urge the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to establish an independent investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Rand Paul is a member of that committee.

Bowling Green resident Peter Zielinski said he used to be more politically conservative, but he attended the March 28 rally because he has concerns aboutnational leaders appointed by President Trump.

The history of many of the appointees is at least suspect, said Zielinski. There is a preponderance of people with ties to Russia and foreign governments and thats just the tip of what we know, at this point. We dont know the whole truth and we should know the whole truth.

A spokeswoman for Senator Paul said he was in Washington, D.C. on the day of the Bowling Green rally, but was glad to receive the letter from the local group and will review it.

Bowling Green retired teacher Claudia Hanes adapted a song from the musicalLes Miserablesfor the rally. Some of the lyrics were, Do you hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men? It is the music of a people who will not vote for you again."

Hanes said there are many questions about members of the Trump administration and their ties to Russia, and she wants answers.

Our rally is to convince Rand Paul to be part of the movement to get an independent commission to investigate thoroughly what happened and if nothing else, to see that it never happens again.

The rally was part of national campaign to deliver a similar message to all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky thrashed GOP leadership Tuesday for failing to repeal Obamacare.

President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan were forced to pull the American Health Care Act just hours before it was slated to go up for a vote on the House floor Friday, as House conservatives joined their Democratic colleagues in staunch opposition to the legislation. (RELATED: Who Do Trump Supporters Blame For The Failure To Repeal Obamacare?)

Paul appeared Wednesday on Fox News to talk about the recent GOP repeal effort, and his comments over the past few weeks disparaging the presidents and speakers proposal to dismantle Obamacare. The senator does not believe his recent vocal opposition, which somewhat mimics the language used by the House Freedom Caucus, means he is no longer loyal to the Republican Party.

I think loyalty and fidelity are very important. But I think our loyalty should be to the oath to uphold the Constitution as conservatives, to believe in fiscal conservatism, federalism, that most power should remain with the states and the people, Paul said. I think you will find the freedom caucus to be among the most honorable and principled men and women and Congress. I dont think theres a question of loyalty when we are talking about principle.

Despite a rocky roll out and a failed first attempt, Paul still sees an avenue towards health care reform. I think theres a way out of this, though. The house leadership bit off more than they can chew, Paul said. Instead of trying to push a bill through Congress that does little to satisfy both hard-line Democrats and conservatives, the senator proposes putting something more bland and moderate before members to start a negotiation process.

What if we start with a modest bill, a bell that has very little and it, except for what everyone agrees, every Republican agrees, then, build from there? I think that approach would work better, Paul said.

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Once again, Rand Paul (R-KY) of Kentucky stood alone on the Senate floor to argue his case against adding the country of Montenegro to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, citing concerns that Americans would once again have to fit the bill for a country a world away.

The Senate voted on Monday97-2 to approve admitting the European country into NATOwith virtually no debate.

Paul was the only one to voice a contrary opinion, giving a 16-minute monologueon the matter, warning of the dangers of making promises to foreign countries and upholding the controversialArticle V section of the NATO agreements.

"Our unrestricted, un-voted upon involvement in war everywhere informs my opposition to expanding NATO," Paul said. "Everyone likes to talk about NATO's Article V obligation -- to come to the defense of any NATO ally that is attacked. That is in the treaty. If Montenegro is attacked, we will have to respond," he warned.

Paul argued that some inCongress believe that Article V of the international order supersedes the Constitution when it comes to declaring war.

Also,members of NATO very rarely pay their dues. Each member country is expected to contribute 2 percent of their annual GDP. Since the early 2000s, the U.S. hasroutinely contributed3 to 5 percent of its GDP to NATO while major countries such asFrance (1.78 percent), Germany (1.19), Italy (1.11) and Canada (.99) fall well short.

Therefore, will Congress expect Montenegro to pay their fair share?

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On the Senate floor earlier this month, McCain accused Paul of "working for (Russian President) Vladimir Putin" when Paul objected to a resolution on allowing Montenegro to join NATO. Paul later fired back at McCain by saying the 80-year-old senator made "a really strong case for term limits." He added he was "past his prime" and "gotten a little bit unhinged."

Paul did not back down when asked about McCain on the Sean Hannity radio program.

"You know, I thought the old McCarthyism got kind of old," Paul said. "Calling people communists, calling people friends of Russia, I thought that was so 1950s. I really thought we're beyond that. I take it pretty seriously because when somebody in the Senate calls another senator basically a traitor to their country, you think that somebody ought to be rebuked for that?"

A McCain spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to Paul's comment.

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A handful of southern Kentucky activists rallied at the Bowling Green office of U.S. Senator Rand Paul in support of a national campaign to urge the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to establish an independent investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Rand Paul is a member of that committee.

Bowling Green resident Peter Zielinski said he used to be more politically conservative, but he attended the March 28 rally because he has concerns aboutnational leaders appointed by President Trump.

The history of many of the appointees is at least suspect, said Zielinski. There is a preponderance of people with ties to Russia and foreign governments and thats just the tip of what we know, at this point. We dont know the whole truth and we should know the whole truth.

A spokeswoman for Senator Paul said he was in Washington, D.C. on the day of the Bowling Green rally, but was glad to receive the letter from the local group and will review it.

Bowling Green retired teacher Claudia Hanes adapted a song from the musicalLes Miserablesfor the rally. Some of the lyrics were, Do you hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men? It is the music of a people who will not vote for you again."

Hanes said there are many questions about members of the Trump administration and their ties to Russia, and she wants answers.

Our rally is to convince Rand Paul to be part of the movement to get an independent commission to investigate thoroughly what happened and if nothing else, to see that it never happens again.

The rally was part of national campaign to deliver a similar message to all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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