Dr. Rand Paul’s Statement on Becoming Ranking Member of the HELP Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 11 th , 2026 Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov , 202-224-4343 Dr. Rand Paul’s Statement on Becoming Ranking Member of the HELP Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has released the following statement on his work as Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman, and his upcoming role as Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee: “ Over the past two years, as Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, I delivered the unprecedented oversight I promised. I challenged entrenched bureaucracies, forced federal officials to answer for their actions, and pulled back the curtain on what Washington tried to keep hidden. That included bringing Anthony Fauci before my committee under oath, bringing forward an Intelligence Community whistleblower who exposed what the government knew, and making thousands of pages of previously unreleased COVID-related documents public so Americans could read them for themselves. Next year I will bring that same approach to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee as Ranking Member. As a physician and the author of dozens of bills on health care, education, and labor, I know the issues before this committee affect nearly every American family, from the cost of health care and how schools serve our children to how people earn a living and save for retirement. Too many in Washington answer these questions with more government, and the coming Congress will bring a rush toward socialism unlike anything we have seen. Families, not federal bureaucrats, should make the decisions that shape their lives. I will stand against efforts to put Washington between Americans and their doctors, their children’s schools, and their paychecks. Kentuckians sent me to Washington to defend their freedom and hold government accountable. That is what I have done as HSGAC Chairman, and it is what I intend to keep doing on the HELP Committee.” ### Related posts: Senator Rand Paul Joins Push for School Choice Sens. Paul, Booker Participate In Sullivan University Forum On REDEEM Act Sens. Paul And Boxer Announce The Invest In Transportation Act Sens. Paul and Booker Re-introduce the REDEEM Act