Reporter's Notebook: [RAND] Paul stands firm against spending bill as shutdown clock ticks

foxnews.com ^ | November 10, 2025 | Chad Pergram

[V_TWIN]

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the only Republican who broke with his party and voted no on the test vote to break a filibuster on the deal to reopen the government.

Paul voted nay because he wanted a guarantee of a change in the bill regarding hemp.

[Sirius Lee]

"Perhaps Rand Paul has concluded that a fully functioning Federal conglomerate is more harmful to the country and its people than one that is largely shut down."

Paul voted nay because he wanted a guarantee of a change in the bill regarding hemp.

Or, or, hear me out, Randcid is just a typical Liberdopian. "Dude, I just wanna get high 'n s**t without the man harshing my buzz, man."

[Bikkuri]

He needs to be kicked from the party so he will go to his OWN party (L½D½).

[OakOak]

Always a convoluted reason to side with the Deep State and sabotage your own party.

You’re not fooling anyone, Curly.

[V_TWIN]

If it wouldn’t have been hemp it woulda been some other inane reason.

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There’s a reason he always goes against the majority and common sense, I was thinking it’s attention seeking behavior but now I’m wondering if it’s something more nefarious.

[SaxxonWoods]

Irrelevant now.

[CFW]

Sen. Rand Paul and others are now delaying the vote to reopen the government, per Speaker Johnson.

[V_TWIN]

It ain’t over yet

[cowboyusa]

Yep,primary this moron im 2028

[cowboyusa]

Paging, Rand Fan, paging Rand Fan.

[silverleaf]

Hemp is high enough priority to deprive millions of paychecks and benefits ( not congress of course) and threaten to shutdown air travel! God Bless our principled libertarian buzz killer.

[cowboyusa]

Kinbertarian except for his pet subsidies

[PIF]

Alternate Headline:

This lone Republican stood firm with the Democrats to bring more misery and chaos to America.

[V_TWIN]

Yep, that’s it. 👍

[eboyer]

the only sane conservative left

[Owen]

Y’all do realize this year’s deficit projects about about $1.9T? Including tariffs, if they survive.

Why would anyone vote for that?

[wiseprince]

Why, so Trump loses the power to fire people? I don’t care if it opens or doesn’t and I don’t really care who gets blamed for it. 10 years ago you were a traitor if you wanted Obamacare and now there is no one left in Congress who actually wants to get rid of it. It’s not surprising to me when people don’t vote.

[Lod881019]

He’s standing firm all the way to finishing 4th in Iowa in 28

[factmart]

It’s time to get rid of him. He’s not a team player

[Dave911]

I’m sure he’ll come up with something ridiculous.

[OakOak]

Yes! Excellent point