It "would go a long way toward reasserting our authority and restoring the balance of power"

◼ Rand Paul: Attach 'thousands of instructions' to every spending bill - Susan Ferrechio/Washington Examiner

Sen. Rand Paul, a prospective candidate for president, on Tuesday told a group of conservatives that Congress should play a much larger role in dictating how the federal government spends taxpayer money.

The Kentucky Republican called for “thousands of instructions” to be attached to every spending bill and for Congress to approve most regulations that come with a price tag.

“That would go a long way toward reasserting our authority and restoring the balance of power,” Paul said at the Conservative Policy Summit, an event sponsored by Heritage Action for America.... KEEP READING