Rand Paul Quotes

I fundamentally believe in term limits, for Congress, presidents, and board members.

I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack of leadership in Washington.

I think the best term limit is to have public financing of campaigns and independent redistricting.

I'm trying to avail myself of the various technologies to get the message that Washington needs to be cleaned up, that the system that's in place is not what's beneficial in the country.

There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.

At a time when special interest money is being showered on legislators in Washington, grassroots donors offer members of Congress a refreshing independence. The $25 and $50 donor is not looking for special favors. He or she is simply expecting their Congressman to go do the right thing.

You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it.

Expand the size of the house so that it no longer serves as a casino for professional politicians.

We need citizens willing to make Congress accountable for the travesty which passes for government today.

[On congressional reform:] If you purify the pond, the water lilies die.

The members of Congress are very, very good about sensing what people are upset about.

Term limits aren't enough. We need jail.

The more I watch politicians in action, it just makes me angry.

Hoosiers sent me to Washington to help President Trump drain the swamp, and it starts with cutting out generous taxpayer-funded perks that keep career politicians in D.C.

The Watergate reforms did work well for many years, and if improved and broadened, these reforms can have real and major impact on the system today.

Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I refer to term limitations, which can serve ends beyond that of saving congressional souls.

When you look at a Congress that has an 84 percent disapproval rating, that means that for the most part, the people of this country, and certainly California, are looking for new leadership.

I do not support the third party movement anymore. I now advocate the abolishment of all political parties. We've allowed the parties to take over the government.

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

In every jurisdictional area that I can get my fingers on, I want to move us away from the Washington insider economy.

One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure renewal at the highest level of office.

If we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonal experience and the effectual complaints of the people, America would not long retain her rank among the nations.

We are hiring too many people who are called politicians, and we are not holding them accountable…. You do not hire someone and not tell them what to do. Make a trip to Washington and see that they are doing what you want them to do.

You can reform a political culture, but it’s a big lift. First, the voters would have to convince the legislators that they’re being watched by someone other than the lobbyists. Then they’d have to press for laws that would force a change of behavior, like nonpartisan redistricting and ethics reform. Then the voters would have to follow up, year after year, until the old guard was replaced by a whole new generation who went into politics with dreams of drafting serious legislation, rather than just bringing more stuff back into the district or, at worst, shaking down some landlord at the airport for a thousand bucks.

It has a natural appeal, but I don't believe that even in 2020 there will be term limitations on Congress.