Rand Paul Writes Immigration Bill
The first official piece of legislation opposing President Obama #39;s executive action on Immigration hits the floor in Congress. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul proposed a new bill that would essentiall...
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Sen. Rand Paul Appears on Fox #39;s The Kelly File with Megyn Kelly - December 16, 2014
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Sept. 17, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) more >
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, took a direct shot at former Florida Gov. Jeb Bushs support for Common Core educational standards Tuesday, shortly after Mr. Bush announced he was actively exploring a bid for the White House in 2016.
Maybe he has more ground he needs to gain. Hes been out of this for a while, so maybe he needs to get back in and practice up a bit. I dont know, Mr. Paul said on Fox News The Kelly File of the timing of Mr. Bushs announcement.
Mr. Paul said hes still a few more months away from an announcement of his own on a possible White House bid in 2016, and went on to say that Mr. Bushs support for the Common Core standards would make it difficult for him in a Republican primary.
You know, Ronald Reagan ran on the platform of getting rid of the Department of Education, Mr. Paul said in video flagged by Mediaite. Weve always believed in decentralized education. So for Jeb Bush to run in the primary will be very, very difficult because if youre going to be for a national curriculum and for Common Core and No Child Left Behind, this accumulation of power in Washington, thats not very popular.
Indeed, Mr. Bushs positions on education and immigration might not sit well with many GOP primary voters, who are typically the most ardent of party activists.
Speaking at a gathering last month of an educational foundation Mr. Bush founded after his tenure as Florida governor, he said he respected those who have weighed in on Common Core but that in his view, the rigor of the Common Core State Standards must be the new minimum in classrooms.
Mr. Bush is also a proponent of immigration reform and has said that many illegal immigrants come to the country out of an act of love for family members.
Time Magazine also noted that Mr. Pauls political action committee is already taking out Google search ads on Mr. Bushs name, including one that includes the text: We need leaders who will stand against common core.
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Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentuckys secretary of State, is threatening to take Rand Paul to court to block him from running both for president and reelection to the Senate in 2016.
In her first television interview since Sen. Mitch McConnell routed her by 15 points last month, the Democratic Senate nominee declared that she will not be bullied by Paul, who is a heavy favorite to win a second Senate term if hes allowed to stay on the ballot.
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The law is clear, Grimes told WHAS-TV in Louisville. You cant be on the ballot twice for two offices.
Well look to the court for any guidance that is needed, she added. And at the end of the day, were not going to be bullied.
(Also on POLITICO: Rand Paul hits Jeb Bush on support for Common Core)
Grimes also told the Louisville ABC affiliate in the interview published on Wednesday that she has not decided whether to seek a second term as secretary of State in the 2015 election.
The 36-year-old left no doubt that she continues to harbor political ambitions beyond the Bluegrass States chief elections official. She would be a top Democratic recruit to run for Senate in 2016 if Paul bows out.
Grimes said she knows theres a bigger plan in store and pronounced herself excited for 2015. Shes also been talked about as a Democratic primary challenger to Attorney General Jack Conway in next years Kentucky governors race or against GOP Rep. Andy Barr in 2016.
Theres encouragement from all different directions, no shortage of opinions, thats for sure, she told the station. But no election should be run unless its in your heart and the facts are there to win, and thats what I will weigh and to make sure is there before I make any determination.
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RANDPAC ad on Google.(Photo: TIME)
WASHINGTON - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has fired his first political shot at former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Bush announced Tuesday that he was "actively exploring" a run for president in 2016. Hours later, people who were on Google doing "Jeb Bush" searches saw an ad from RANDPAC, Paul's political action committee.
The ad appeared right under stories that popped up on Bush.
"Join a movement working to shrink government. Not grow it," the ad said.
So, although Paul has said he won't make a decision on a White House bid until March or April, the senator's PAC clearly decided not to leave Bush's day unanswered.
TIME magazine had a screen grab of the ad:
Consider it a Paul warning shot across Bush's bow.
The Paul camp has a regular presence on the web, said RANDPAC spokesman Sergio Gor.
"RANDPAC routinely runs various advertisements across various platforms," he said in an e-mail.
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