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09-03-2009, 06:18 AM
Ron Paul calls for reduced government spending in New Orleans speech
by Kimberly Quillen, The Times-Picayune
Wednesday September 02, 2009, 9:02 PM
Ron Paul
Former presidential candidate Ron Paul hammered away at the importance of curtailing government spending in a wide-ranging speech in New Orleans this evening.
"We need to know when to just stop," Paul told nearly 1,000 students and community members on Loyola University's campus. "We've bankrupted our country and we're dumping it on your laps."
The Texas congressman, speaking in shirtsleeves and interrupted frequently by applause, said the country could cut down on spending by ending wars and downsizing government. He criticized the Cash for Clunkers program and plans for a federal health care system. Paul, a libertarian, also reiterated his call to audit the Federal Reserve and make its dealings more transparent.
"We got into this mess because we never followed the constraints of the Constitution. And we can get out of it by sending representatives to Washington, D.C. who will get the government out of our lives," Paul said.
Paul's hour-long speech was presented by Loyola's College of Business. He was mobbed by a crowd of students after the event and spent more than 30 minutes signing autographs and having his picture taken.
by Kimberly Quillen, The Times-Picayune
Wednesday September 02, 2009, 9:02 PM
Ron Paul
Former presidential candidate Ron Paul hammered away at the importance of curtailing government spending in a wide-ranging speech in New Orleans this evening.
"We need to know when to just stop," Paul told nearly 1,000 students and community members on Loyola University's campus. "We've bankrupted our country and we're dumping it on your laps."
The Texas congressman, speaking in shirtsleeves and interrupted frequently by applause, said the country could cut down on spending by ending wars and downsizing government. He criticized the Cash for Clunkers program and plans for a federal health care system. Paul, a libertarian, also reiterated his call to audit the Federal Reserve and make its dealings more transparent.
"We got into this mess because we never followed the constraints of the Constitution. And we can get out of it by sending representatives to Washington, D.C. who will get the government out of our lives," Paul said.
Paul's hour-long speech was presented by Loyola's College of Business. He was mobbed by a crowd of students after the event and spent more than 30 minutes signing autographs and having his picture taken.