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"On issue after issue that really were hard to explain or understand, you voted present . . . And anytime anyone raises that, there's always some kind of explanation."
"I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail."
"It's just outrageous that under President Bush, the National Institutes of Health have been basically decreased in funding."
"Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress."
Recent stories from Rachel Bloom
Obama's "present" tensionWhen he was in the Illinois state senate, Barack Obama sometimes voted to block bills without formally opposing them, which has raised questions of political expedience.
'Dr. No' sometimes votes yesRon Paul has the most libertarian voting record in the presidential field, but some of his claims about his record go too far.
Rachel Bloom is the senior researcher for Congressional Quarterly. From this post she covers economics, finance, and appropriations, and previously covered transportation, energy, and agriculture. She also manages research for CQ's Vote Studies. She has a bachelor's degree in political science from Northwestern University.
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