Rand Paul: We’ve Bombed and Re-Built So Many Bridges Around the World, We’ve Run Out of Money for Ourselves – Townhall

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Senator Rand Paul once again reminded Americans on Tuesday that nation building and the desire for global peace has proven to be a disaster for America's infrastructureand fiscal house.

During a hearing on CapitolHill, Paul questioned leaders behind the stabilizationefforts in the MiddleEast, asking why the American taxpayer should be forcedto spend trillions on the livelihoodof people thousands of miles away whom they've never met.

Weve spent a lot of money over there, Paul said. Theyre not a destitute country. They have oil, and by-golly they aught to rebuild their own country. We can be of some help stabilizing things, but it isnt our responsibility to rebuild everybodys country.

Paul then vouched for his own constituents in Kentucky.

Look, Ive got a bridge thats 50 years old in my state Id like to replace, he said. Weve built and bombed so many bridges around the world we dont have any money left for ourselves.

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March 2nd, 2017
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