Senator Rand Paul was on CBS’s “Face the Nation” with host Margaret Brennan on Sunday to discuss topics including clawing back Federal funds.
“I’ve seen it reported that you have pitched to Elon Musk a plan to claw back 500 billion dollars in Federal funding that Congress has already approved,” Brennan commented.
“Do you think you can actually get this done in a rescission package, and how much money do you think you can get back?” Brennan asked.
“This goes to another huge legal question. Can the President impound money, or does he have to send it back, and we approve the cuts through recission? And this is going all the way to the Supreme Court also,” Paul said.
“Can Secretary Rubio pause the spending? On that issue, I think they will win. You will be able to pause spending,” Paul commented.
“It is my personal belief we should adhere to the law as it is now. That is send it back and have Congress confirm it. It’s a simple majority vote. It’s called recission. I did mention this to Elon Musk. He seemed enthusiastic,” Paul continued.
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has pitched Elon Musk on clawing back hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding already approved to Congress, says he believes President Trump can get enough Republicans on board to officially approve the plan.
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— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 23, 2025
Senator Paul was asked about funds and how they will be handled now that the Department of Education is in the process of being eliminated.
“Do you have a guarantee that the Federal Government, Federal taxpayers will still provide two billion in education funding? That seems important to your State,” Brennan asking about funds sent to Senator Paul’s State of Kentucky for education.
“What I’d rather is a guarantee that my kids can read and write and do math,” Paul said.
“Dollars are not proportional to educational success,” Paul continued.
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After President Trump’s cuts to the U.S. Education Department, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says he’d like to see “an NBA or NFL of teachers,” with “the most extraordinary teachers” reaching “the entire country” or “the entire world” virtually.
“What we need to do is have the best… pic.twitter.com/bgreJj8NS6
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 23, 2025
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