Rep. Ronald Paul

Republican  •  14th District, Texas  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 79%
  • Abstains: 9%

11/06/09
Bonaire resident intends run for GOP 8th district nomination

...has been active in the local Republican party, according to the release. In 2008, she coordinated local activities for Rep. Ron Paul’s run for President. According to the release, Meyers is a resident of Bonaire and is working toward her Master’s D

11/05/09
Paul chides rivals for skipping forum

...A poll released Tuesday by WHAS11/Survey USA showed Paul, the son of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, ahead of Grayson by 3 percentage points in their race to win next May's GOP primary election for the U.S. Senate. The poll showed Mongiardo leading Conway

Source: Kentucky.com
11/04/09
Paul leads Grayson in Senate race poll

...by the Louisville television station, showed Paul leading Grayson 35 percent to 32 percent. Paul is the son of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who ran an unsuccessful but spirited campaign for president last year. The latest poll has a 4.1 percent margi

Source: Kentucky.com
11/02/09
Sarah Palin and Rick Perry should bring a Conservative Party challenge in 2012

...who present better ideas: Ron Paul and Marine Capt. Matthew Hoh. The Wall Street Journal reports that in a recent online poll at ronpaul.com, 93 percent of Texans said they think Ron Paul should run for president in 2012. Paul independents and conservat

Source: The Hill
11/02/09
Obradovich: You cant win caucuses if you dont play

...New York Gov. George Pataki, who considered running but didn't in 2008, will be in Bettendorf on Nov. 10. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas will be in Ames and Des Moines on Nov. 13 and 14. He finished fifth in the 2008 caucuses and this will be his fifth Iow

11/02/09
Ron Paul Wins! (Sort Of)

...from Nevada's Republican convention last year concluded with a surprising result. It turns out three delegates supporting Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent from the Silver State to the national GOP convention in Minneapolis. The result has no bear

11/01/09
Missing GOP ballots counted after months

...feels vindicated after a Friday night count of missing ballots from the April 2008 gathering showed three delegates for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent to the national convention. Paul supporters said they felt party leaders cheated them out of

11/01/09
Missing GOP ballots counted in Nev. after months

...vindicated after a Friday night count of missing ballots from the April 2008 gathering showed three delegates for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent to the national convention. Paul supporters said they felt party leaders cheated them out of a pla

11/01/09
Letter: Graham lacks true, conservative values

...Shadeggs bill (HR 450) requiring all legislation meet the test of constitutional intent and limits. Patriotic conservative Ron Paul is attempting to rescue the GOP with a return to constitutional government rather than hijacking the party as stated by G

11/01/09
Missing GOP ballots counted after months

...feels vindicated after a Friday night count of missing ballots from the April 2008 gathering showed three delegates for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent to the national convention. Paul supporters said they felt party leaders cheated them out of

11/01/09
Missing GOP ballots counted after months

...feels vindicated after a Friday night count of missing ballots from the April 2008 gathering showed three delegates for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent to the national convention. Paul supporters said they felt party leaders cheated them out of

11/01/09
Missing GOP ballots counted after months

...feels vindicated after a Friday night count of missing ballots from the April 2008 gathering showed three delegates for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent to the national convention. Paul supporters said they felt party leaders cheated them out of

11/01/09
Ron Paul: Fed audit 'gutted' in committee

...Ron Paul, R-Texas, has complained that the bill he sponsored calling for an audit of the Federal Reserve has been "gutted" by congressional committee, pointing specifically to a legislator whose campaign coffers have been boosted by the banking industry

Source: Renew America
11/01/09
Paul backers' claims justified

...feels vindicated after a Friday night count of missing ballots from the April 2008 gathering showed three delegates for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent to the national convention. Paul supporters said they felt party leaders cheated them out of

10/31/09
Dr. Ron Paul calls Obama's H1N1 swine flu program a 'total failure'

...Ron Paul, the 11-term Republican congressman from Texas, who mobilized millions of supporters and about $35 million for his unsuccessful presidential run last year, has added the federal government's faltering flu immunization program to his list of thi

10/30/09
The Doug Hoffman Effect strikes in two key races for GOP

...Kilroy to win. And now Stivers, who supports abortion rights, could again be ceding support to his right, in the form of Ron Paul supporter David Ryon. Ryon switched from the GOP to the Constitution Party this week. It should be noted that Kilroy and P

Source: The Hill
10/30/09
Ron Paul '08 aftermath: Missing GOP convention ballots counted

...night after a count of missing delegate ballots from last years GOP state convention proved three delegates supporting U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent to the national convention. The count has no bearing on the outcome of Nevadas role in nomina

10/30/09
Ron Paul: Let the dollar prove itself

...incentive to inflate the currency, and provide stability to the financial system. With a sound currency, everyone is better off, not just those who control the monetary system. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Rep. Ron Paul.

Source: CNN
10/30/09
Ron Paul: Let the dollar prove itself

...incentive to inflate the currency, and provide stability to the financial system. With a sound currency, everyone is better off, not just those who control the monetary system. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Rep. Ron Paul.

Source: CNN
10/29/09
Flurry of new books explains the financial crisis

...and during the crisis, and is of great interest to those who follow the central bank. "End the Fed" - Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is on a personal crusade to abolish the Federal Reserve. If conspiracy is your thing, this is your book and Paul, a

Source: Miami Herald
10/29/09
Missing Nevada GOP state convention ballots discovered

...shut up about it. At the state convention last April, a crowd of delegates who supported the dwindling candidacy of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, over U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., won a rules change that would allow them to vote Paul delegates to the

10/29/09
Poker Rights: Gambling Away the Republican Future?

...time.  2008 was the worst year ever for the traditional GOP coalition.  The party establishment was openly hostile to Rep. Ron Paul’s (R-TX) presidential run and the big government social conservative wing of the party even called for a plank in the

Source: Town Hall
10/28/09
Brown-Waite to Obama: Don't pick up that Peace Prize so fast

...a "Constitutional obligation to obtain Congress' consent." The letter, co-signed by Republican Reps. Cliff Stearns of Ocala and Ron Paul of Texas, sets off debate about an obscure provision of the U.S. Constitution that they say restricts a president

10/28/09
Brown-Waite: Obama needs Congress' OK to receive Nobel Prize

...consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize." The letter, co-signed by Republican Reps. Cliff Stearns of Ocala and Ron Paul of Texas, cites a little-known provision of the U.S. Constitution they argue prohibits a president from accepting a gift fr

10/27/09
Vets Score One Against DoD on Burn Pits

...(including medical waste, hardware, chemicals, food, etc) a day. Thanks in part to reporting by TAC and Antiwar.com, Reps. Ron Paul, R-TX, and Walter Jones, R-N.C, joined Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla., as the only Republicans to co-sponsor the Democratic Ho

10/27/09
Coalition seeks investigation of Homeland Security privacy office

...Liberties Union, Gun Owners of America, former GOP congressman Robert L. Barr Jr. (R-Ga.) and libertarians inspired by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), a former presidential candidate. Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said the panel is aware of the i

10/27/09
Ron Paul to visit South Carolina

...Rep. Ron Paul will return to the early primary state next month. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Will Ron Paul give it another go in 2012? The Texas congressman and hero of limited government advocates will visit the key early primary state of South Carolina on No

Source: CNN
10/27/09
Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Claim Three Congressional GOP

...of Congress. In a letter to Obama delivered on Monday, Brown-Waite, R-Fla., along with Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, claim the president is obligated under the Constitution to obtain Congress' approval before he formally acce

Source: FOX News
10/26/09
The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Pt1

This piece of Wilkerson's is a great insight into a trend within the Republican Party (somewhat like Ron Paul) that has come to a position opposed to the ...

Source: Real News Network
10/26/09
Coalition seeks investigation of homeland security privacy office

...Civil Liberties Union, Gun Owners of America, former GOP congressman Robert L. Barr Jr. (R-Ga.) and libertarians inspired by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), a former presidential candidate. A spokesman for committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said the p

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