{"id":1778274,"date":"2022-12-17T06:06:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1778274"},"modified":"2022-12-17T06:18:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:18:36","slug":"rand-paul-slams-emasculated-republicans-over-spending-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-slams-emasculated-republicans-over-spending-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul  Slams \u201cEmasculated\u201d Republicans Over Spending Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frand-paul-slams-emasculated-republicans-over-spending-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1778274&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.50-thepoliticalinsider-639c85a191b97.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Kentucky Senator Rand Paul blasted Republicans for selling out on a bipartisan spending deal, accusing his colleagues of being \u201cemasculated\u201d and surrendering power to the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than agreeing to a series of short-term bills with the GOP taking control of the House in January, Republican leadership is negotiating a massive omnibus spending bill that will fund the government through 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Meaning the power of the purse will have been abdicated for an entire year, despite the GOP winning the House in 2022. Details of that bill still have to be hammered out, but lawmakers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/management\/2022\/12\/lawmakers-announce-bipartisan-breakthrough-full-year-omnibus-spending-bill\/380861\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreed to a framework<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And that has Senator Paul furious.<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance with Larry Kudlow on the Fox Business Network, Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/republicans-are-emasculated-rand-paul-furious-over-bipartisan-spending-deal-says-gop-isnt-fiscally-conservative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused Republicans of<\/a> being fake fiscal conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis brings upon us the lie that Republicans really are fiscally conservative,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Democrats aren\u2019t. They will not pretend to be fiscally conservative. Not one of them up here gives a darn about the debt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/once-again-mcconnell-and-the-vichy-republicans-are-preparing-to-sell-you-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Once Again, McConnell and the Vichy Republicans Are Preparing to Sell You Out<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Rand Paul Blasts Emasculated Republicans Over Spending Bill Agreement<\/h3>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>The point here is obviously that, while the elections didn\u2019t turn out exactly as Republicans expected, American voters still handed them control of the House. And thus, control of spending.<\/p>\n<p>Part of that reason is due to out-of-control inflation-enhancing spending by the Democrats. But what does it matter if you can\u2019t even discern a Republican from a Democrat these days when it comes to taxpayer money?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Republican Party is just the Democrats\u2019 farm team,\u201d The Political Insider\u2019s guest contributor <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/once-again-mcconnell-and-the-vichy-republicans-are-preparing-to-sell-you-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derek Ellerman recently explained<\/a>. \u201cThey agree fundamentally on nearly all matters with the Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">McConnell is closer to getting his Omnibus \u2014 incl $38 billion for Ukraine, kneecapping GOP House majority in 2023. The \u201cnegotiator\u201d is 88yo retiring \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenShelby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenShelby<\/a>\u2069. Zero accountability.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell: negotiators \u2018very close\u2019 to spending deal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gJOTxfou20\">https:\/\/t.co\/gJOTxfou20<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IngrahamAngle\/status\/1602802991593099265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senator Paul seemingly agrees with Ellerman\u2019s assessment even as he urged his colleagues in the Senate to squash any potential omnibus spending bill coming down the pike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would take 41 votes. If 41 one of us said \u2018No\u2019 and held our ground until there was a compromise, we could force Democrats to reduce spending,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n<p>But alas, Rand is not optimistic. And based on the establishment GOP\u2019s track record, why would he be?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have completely and totally abdicated the power of the purse. Republicans are emasculated,\u201d he railed. \u201cThey have no power and they are unwilling to gain that power back.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I can\u2019t do much about the feckless Senate leadership, but as Chair of the RNC I pledge to end the reckless spending there: \u2018Republicans Are Emasculated\u2019: Rand Paul Furious Over Bipartisan Spending Deal, Says GOP Isn\u2019t Fiscally Conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tubk9Mb8W0\">https:\/\/t.co\/tubk9Mb8W0<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mediaite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mediaite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnjaban\/status\/1603435791811633152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/rep-thomas-massie-calls-for-immediate-halt-to-ukraine-funding-audit-of-what-has-already-been-sent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Thomas Massie Calls for Immediate Halt to Ukraine Funding, Audit of What Has Already Been Sent<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Paul is One of the Few Fiscal Conservatives Left<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to argue that the party of Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, and turtledove Mitch McConnell <em>isn\u2019t <\/em>emasculated.<\/p>\n<p>But Paul himself provides hope and is one GOP senator at least who should be heralded as a true fiscal conservative. He has been a lone voice in demanding accountability for massive spending in Ukraine. Other Republicans should model themselves after him.<\/p>\n<p>Paul managed to temporarily delay a $40 billion military aid package for Ukraine earlier this year, demanding access for an Inspector General to monitor how the funds are being spent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) calls $40 billion military aid package to Ukraine \u201ca gift\u201d and blocks it from passing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lxfez8LApb\">pic.twitter.com\/Lxfez8LApb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1524839627131080735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What a novel idea. Of course, Republicans refused to back him, so the money went through. It\u2019s time Republicans started acting more like Paul, and less like Nancy Pelosi.<\/p>\n<p>Just one month ago, President Biden asked Congress for another $37 billion in emergency aid for the Ukraine war. He hoped to sneak it in before Republicans took control of the House.<\/p>\n<p>Is there any reason to doubt the new omnibus spending bill has included an agreement in its framework for this funding, if not more?<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kentucky Senator Rand Paul blasted Republicans for selling out on a bipartisan spending deal, accusing his colleagues of being \u201cemasculated\u201d and surrendering power to the Democrats. 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