Fight to get the government out of the way of individuals, families, jobs, and businesses to allow them to thrive.

Rand Paul · Kentucky · Republican

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Evidence

"My policies will defeat the Washington Machine and unleash the creative spirit of the American people." The page includes issue areas such as "Taxes," "Spending & Debt," and "Audit the Fed," indicating a continuing anti-regulatory, limited-government campaign posture.

Campaign materials frame Paul as a limited-government candidate focused on reducing burdens on businesses and government spending.

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Issues - Rand Paul For US Senate
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"Businesses ... are the engine of our nation’s economy ... However, in order for businesses to thrive, government must get out of the way. This means reducing regulatory burdens, keeping taxes low and allowing markets to operate without manipulation."

This is the clearest campaign-style statement matching the claim’s limited-government language.

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Reversing Burdensome Regulations - Senator Rand Paul
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Action listed: "Mr. Paul ... introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs." The bill is titled the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025."

Paul introduced a concrete deregulatory bill, showing active effort toward the promise, but the record here shows only introduction and referral, not enactment.

never same_term A for effort

S. 485 (IS) - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 - GovInfo
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Action listed: "Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations." The bill title is "Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025" and the full title says it would provide for automatic continuing resolutions.

This is another concrete attempt to limit disruptive government failure and process burdens, but it remained at introduction/referral in the official record.

never same_term A for effort

S. 499 (IS) - Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025 - GovInfo
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Action listed: "Mr. Paul ... introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs." The bill is titled "Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025" and seeks a full audit of the Federal Reserve System.

Paul continued to advance legislation aimed at shrinking opaque government power, but the record still shows only introduction and referral.

never same_term A for effort

S. 2327 (IS) - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025 - GovInfo
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Paul clearly campaigned on a broad limited-government promise and made concrete federal legislative efforts consistent with it, including introducing deregulatory, Federal Reserve audit, and shutdown-prevention bills in the 119th Congress. However, the cited records show introduction and committee referral only, with no enacted federal outcome that actually got government out of the way for individuals, families, jobs, or businesses. Because there were serious legislative attempts but no delivered policy result, this is best scored as not fulfilled with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%