Senator Rand Paul addresses The Ripon Society
U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky speaks to a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society on January 21, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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GOP senators spar on Cuba and Iran Potential 2016 GOP hopefuls, including Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz weighed in on Cuba and sanctions against Iran at the American Recovery Policy ...
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Sen. Rand Paul Appears on Fox #39;s America #39;s Newsroom with Martha MacCallum - January 27, 2015
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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2015 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.speaks with people at a restaurant in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
WASHINGTON Rand Paul is demonstrating how he could disrupt the Republican presidential field if he seeks the nomination, sparring with potential rivals over Iran, Cuba and the Pentagon's budget in a face-to-face forum that offered an early preview of the feisty policy debate to come.
The Kentucky Republican joined fellow first-term senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida on stage Sunday evening in California for a summit organized by Freedom Partners. That group is the central hub of the powerful network of organizations backed by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch.
Each likely candidate has broad backing from tea party activists, who helped push them to victory over establishment-minded rivals in their most recent races. But a split is already starting to emerge even before they formally decide if they will run, and Paul seems to be an eager wedge.
"I'm a big fan of trying the diplomatic option as long as we can," Paul said of talks with Iran over its nuclear plan. "I do think diplomacy is better than war."
Lawmakers from both parties are pushing for a new round of sanctions against Iran. The White House and foreign leaders have urged Congress to not do that, for fear it would agitate Iran and prompt them to end negotiations over its nuclear abilities.
Cruz and Rubio were sharply critical of negotiations, backed by President Barack Obama.
"This is the worst negotiation in the history of mankind," Cruz said, predicting an Iranian nuclear strike in "Tel Aviv, New York or Los Angeles."
Added Rubio: "At this pace, in five years, we're going to build the bomb for them."
Paul urged his colleagues to have patience. "Are you ready to send ground troops into Iran?"
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The Kentucky Republican with libertarian views joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate on Tuesday to re-introduce the FAIR Act, which aims to protect Fifth Amendment rights. It's an issue that members of both parties have been trying to tackle for years.
Paul, who's angling towards a 2016 presidential bid, has been active in putting his name on legislative efforts that try to reform the criminal justice system.
"I think it's part of the anger that's building up from a lot of people in our country," he said at a press conference on Capitol Hill, referencing anecdotes of people losing their homes or cars over marijuana investigations.
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"Martin Luther King talked about there being two Americas, where one America really was treated in a just fashion and one wasn't," he continued. " At one point in time, (it was) based on color and it was awful. Now it's not so much based on color on purpose. But there is an inadvertent sense on the war of drugs that has allowed people of color to be caught up more in this."
Paul said he's spoken with Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and thinks the bill has a chance of getting a hearing.
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