Rand Paul plans to be top Republican on Senate health committee
Paul would trade the Homeland Security chairmanship for a health panel role that could shape GOP oversight of pandemic policy and health care.
- Sen. Rand Paul announced Wednesday he plans to serve as the ranking Republican on the Senate Health Committee, positioning him to oppose the Democrat-controlled Congress's plans to overhaul the health care system.
- Paul's decision follows Sen. Lisa Murkowski bidding for top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, requiring him to relinquish his chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
- Paul intends to "stand against efforts to put Washington between Americans and their doctors," drawing on his previous investigations into Anthony Fauci regarding pandemic-era shutdowns and federal oversight.
- This shift clears the path for Senate Ethics Chairman James Lankford to use his seniority to become the ranking Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, while Sen. Josh Hawley had also expressed interest in the health role.
- When the Democrat-controlled Congress convenes in January, Paul anticipates "a rush toward socialism" and expects to engage in debates with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the committee's incoming leader.
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Rand Paul Seeks Top GOP Spot On Health Committee
“Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday he plans to serve as the top Republican on the Senate’s health committee, a panel that will be central to Democrats’ plans to overhaul the health care system,” the Washington Sun reports. “Paul currently chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, but his seniority on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee allows him to transition to be the panel’s ranking member.”
Rand Paul eyes top spot on Senate health committee
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is considering a bid to become the top Republican on the Senate health committee in January, a move that would put the libertarian Kentucky lawmaker next to the upper chamber’s leading socialist. Paul chairs the Senate’s Homeland Security committee, but he is set to be demoted to ranking member, or the […]
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