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Senator Rand Paul is not a fan of big government or overreach he stands up against it when its a good idea and bad. Today, it would seem he is standing up for a good reason because he feels the United States should not agree to the biggest arms deal in history with an antagonist nation without the approval of the Senate.

In this end, Sen. Paul plans to demand a vote on the Senate floor today, hoping to stop the massive trade of money and arms.

According to Bloomberg reporter Kevin Cirilli, Paul will file a motion later today demanding a vote on the arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia made during President Trumps visit to the nation over the weekend.

The deal, if implemented, will trade U.S. arms for $110 billion, and up to $330 billion in the next decade. Though the U.S. has had a long history of trading arms with Saudi Arabia, this would represent the largest of such deals between any two nations in history.

This isnt the first time that Paul has attempted to use the checks and balances of the U.S. government in order to slow or halt a major arms deal. In 2016, Paul did the same thing, leading a bipartisan effort to block a similar deal at the tune of $1.15 billion. At the time, the effort failed and the arms deal went through.

Now, with a much bigger pricetag and a much more unlikable deal-maker, the vote may have a chance.

As Cirilli noted, this opposition to the new deal is not unexpected. Pauls office met with the White House before Trump embarked on his international visit in an attempt to dissuade the deal.

While many in the Republican party refuse to make such a stand against the Republican President, Pauls more independent base means that this defiance will bolster his support, not diminish it. Still, President Trumps newfound kinship with the royal family of Saudi Arabia may mean that the opposition by Paul will be seen as open hostility.

When it comes to such a massive arms deal and the implications of a closer, more amicable relationship between the U.S. and a regressive, human rights violating-nation, the opinions of elected officials are valuable. President Trumps decision in Saudi Arabia deserves to be challenged, and Paul may as well be the man for the job.

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Sen. Rand Paul plans to force vote on $110 billion Saudi arms deal CNN Paul is expected to introduce a measure to disapprove of the sale later Tuesday; He is concerned that giving more arms to Saudi Arabia could drag the US further into the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Washington (CNN) Sen. Rand Paul intends to force a vote in ... Exclusive Rand Paul Explains Move to Force Vote Opposing Saudi Weapons DealBreitbart News Rand Paul to tee up vote on blocking Trump's Saudi arms dealPolitico Rand Paul to press for Senate vote on Saudi arms dealWashington Examiner The Hill -The Libertarian Republic -The Ring of Fire Network all 55 news articles »

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By Sen. Rand Paul

It is my duty as a senator to uphold and defend the Constitution. One of my most important responsibilities in this roleis to provide advice and consent on treaties, a check and balance on the Executive Branch. It gives us the opportunity to make sure the deals were signing up for are good for all Americans.

President Obama wanted to cement his legacy of environmentalism through the Paris Agreement on climate change. Obama also knew the Senate would never ratify the agreement, so he deliberately labeled it as an executive agreement to avoid the ratification process and unilaterally pledged the support of the United States with the stroke of a pen.

So what did Obama sign us up for in exchange formaybereducing global temperature by 0.2C by 2100? Experts predict that by 2040, the agreement could cost us 6.5 million lost jobsa number significantly larger than the entire population of Kentucky. It will cost us $3 trillion in lost GDP. For each household, the average annual lost income could be as high as $4,900.

These numbers are jaw dropping. Why cant we work toward a future that protects both our environment and our jobs? Why did the past administration always force the latter to be a martyr for the former?

Thankfully, President Trump has the opportunity to reverse course on Obamas mistake.

The U.S. government should be beholden to one authority and one authority alone our Constitution and not some UN bureaucrats.

President Trump has delivered on almost all of his promises to have an America First energy plan. He has directed the EPA to suspend, revise, and rescind certain actions related to the Clean Power Plan. He has removed regulatory roadblocks to American energy independence, including signing the resolution Congress sent him to repeal the Stream Buffer rule. He has also instructed agencies to review existing administrative policies harming domestic energy production.

But theres one missing piece to being truly America First, something President Trump promised on the campaign trail. He promised he would cancel the Paris Agreement as president. Can we really have an America First energy plan if we are needing to seek the endorsement of the U.N. as we make determinations about our countrys environmental and energy policies? The federal government should be beholden to one authority and one authority aloneour Constitutionand not some U.N. bureaucrats.

I ran for Senate to protect Kentucky jobs and restore the Kentucky coal industry from regulatory overreach. I stood right behind President Trump as he signed the bill I cosponsored to repeal the Stream Buffer rule.

I previously introduced a resolution requiring the Paris Agreement to be considered a treaty needing the Senates advice and consent. I am keeping my word to Kentuckians.

That is why I introduced a resolutionMonday, with a companion resolution cosponsored by Congressman Andy Barr,calling on President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, an agreement which experts believe will not actually solve the environmental issues it was intended to address.

We founded our country on a system of checks and balances, and no president should have the unilateral authority to make such significant international commitments without input from Congress.

I look forward to President Trump following through on his promise to exit this agreement.

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