Rand Paul Strikes! Unveils $500 BILLION in Cuts

Rand Paul Unveils $500B in Cuts

By: David Rogers
January 25, 2011 07:45 PM EST

Not to be outdone, Republican freshman Sen. Rand Paul introduced legislation Tuesday that seeks to cut $500 billion from government spending in one year alone, wiping out three cabinet departments and the entire foreign aid budget while sparing neither the Pentagon nor 2011 war-related funding for overseas military operations.

"This is not a satire," Moira Bagley, Paul's communications director, told POLITICO, but she signaled that the Kentucky conservative was prepared to stretch out his timetable beyond 2011 in hopes of garnering support for the reductions he wants. "He sees this as a way to begin the conversation."