Sen Rand Paul now Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

... U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) assumed Chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during the 119th United States Congress.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as 15th Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the modern era. I chose to chair this Committee over another because I believe that, for the health of our republic, Congress must stand up once again for its constitutional role. This Committee’s mission of oversight and investigations is critical to Congress reasserting itself. I look forward to continuing the storied history of this Committee’s leadership in consequential bipartisan oversight and investigations,” said Dr. Paul.

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... it is beyond notable that one of the most libertarian members of Congress is now in a top position of a “War on Terror”-era department that has often been an enemy of Americans’ basic liberties.

A department formed during the Republican party’s most neoconservative era by the most neocon administration in U.S. history, is now under the oversight of a liberty hawk, who has zero tolerance of the federal government overstepping its bounds in the name of “security” or any other excuse.
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Paul has already indicated he plans to reinstate Trump’s original “Remain in Mexico” a policy that Biden tried to rescind - as part of immigration and border reform.
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The government abuses Paul has been shining a spotlight on and fighting back against for years are likely going to be under more scrutiny than ever.

Paul has vowed to do precisely this as he steps into his new role.

“If there’s one lesson from the most recent election, it’s that people are tired of this cycle of abuse. We need to restore trust in our institutions,” Paul wrote.

“When I become chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee next Congress, we will conduct rigorous oversight, demand accountability and transparency, and ensure these agencies truly serve the people rather than operating behind a veil of secrecy,” he said.
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