| Ron Paul The Revolution - A Manifesto about 5 hrs long |
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He is known among his congressional colleagues and his
constituents for his consistent voting record. Dr. Paul never
votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is
expressly authorized by the Constitution. In the words of
former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the
“one exception to the Gang of 535” on Capitol Hill.
Ron Paul was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He graduated from Gettysburg College and the Duke
University School of Medicine, before proudly serving as a
flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the 1960s. He and
his wife Carol moved to Texas in 1968, where he began his
medical practice in Brazoria County. As a specialist in
obstetrics/gynecology, Dr. Paul has delivered more than
4,000 babies. He and Carol, who reside in Lake Jackson,
Texas, are the proud parents of five children and have 17
grandchildren.
While serving in Congress during the late 1970s and early
1980s, Dr. Paul’s limited-government ideals were not
popular in Washington. In 1976, he was one of only four
Republican congressmen to endorse Ronald Reagan for
president.
During that time, Congressman Paul served on the House Banking committee, where he was a strong advocate for
sound monetary policy and an outspoken critic of the Federal Reserve’s inflationary measures. He was an
unwavering advocate of pro-life and pro-family values. Dr. Paul consistently voted to lower or abolish federal taxes,
spending and regulation, and used his House seat to actively promote the return of government to its proper
constitutional levels. In 1984, he voluntarily relinquished his House seat and returned to his medical practice.
Dr. Paul returned to Congress in 1997 to represent the 14th congressional district of Texas. He presently serves on
the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He continues to advocate
a dramatic reduction in the size of the federal government and a return to constitutional principles.
Congressman Paul’s consistent voting record prompted one of his congressional colleagues to say, “Ron Paul
personifies the Founding Fathers’ ideal of the citizen-statesman. He makes it clear that his principles will never be
compromised, and they never are.” Another colleague observed, “There are few people in public life who, through
thick and thin, rain or shine, stick to their principles. Ron Paul is one of those few.”
sound monetary policy and an outspoken critic of the Federal Reserve’s inflationary measures. He was an
unwavering advocate of pro-life and pro-family values. Dr. Paul consistently voted to lower or abolish federal taxes,
spending and regulation, and used his House seat to actively promote the return of government to its proper
constitutional levels. In 1984, he voluntarily relinquished his House seat and returned to his medical practice.
Dr. Paul returned to Congress in 1997 to represent the 14th congressional district of Texas. He presently serves on
the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He continues to advocate
a dramatic reduction in the size of the federal government and a return to constitutional principles.
Congressman Paul’s consistent voting record prompted one of his congressional colleagues to say, “Ron Paul
personifies the Founding Fathers’ ideal of the citizen-statesman. He makes it clear that his principles will never be
compromised, and they never are.” Another colleague observed, “There are few people in public life who, through
thick and thin, rain or shine, stick to their principles. Ron Paul is one of those few.”
Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record:
He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than
any single member of Congress.
He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than
any single member of Congress.
Congressman Ron Paul is the leading
advocate for freedom in our nation’s
capital. As a member of the U.S. House
works for limited constitutional and a
return to sound monetary policies.
advocate for freedom in our nation’s
capital. As a member of the U.S. House
works for limited constitutional and a
return to sound monetary policies.