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Ron Paul's Speeches and Statements
Text of Ron Paul's speeches and statements in the House of Representatives.
(Listed most recent first, major speeches in bold, large type.)
2002

December 2002
December 20, 2002 : Important Questions Concerning the Administration's Smallpox Vaccine Proposals

November 2002
November 14, 2002 : You Are a Suspect
November 14, 2002 : Unintended Consequences
November 13, 2002 : Oppose the New Homeland Security Bureaucracy!

October 2002
October 8, 2002 : The Shrimp Importation Financing Fairness Act
October 8, 2002 : Statement Opposing the Use of Military Force against Iraq
October 3, 2002 : Is Congress Relevant with Regards to War?
October 2, 2002 : The Television Consumer Freedom Act

September 2002
September 26, 2002 : Statement on Medical Malpractice Legislation
September 24, 2002 : Can We Afford this War?
September 18, 2002 : War is a Political Mistake
September 10, 2002 : Abolish the Federal Reserve
September 10, 2002 : Questions that Won't be Asked about Iraq
September 5, 2002 : A Foreign Policy for Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty
September 4, 2002 : Arguments Against War in Iraq

July 2002
July 26, 2002 : Statement on Homeland Security Vote
July 24, 2002 : Statement on Expulsion of Congressman Jim Traficant
July 24, 2002 : The Tragedy of Partial-Birth Abortion
July 23, 2002 : Department of Homeland Security- Who Needs It?
July 17, 2002 : Hard Questions for Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan
July 16, 2002 : Government Mortgage Schemes Distort the Housing Market
July 9, 2002 : Has Capitalism Failed?

June 2002
June 28, 2002 : Unintended Consequences of the Drug War
June 27, 2002 : Is America a Police State?
June 25, 2002 : Introduction of the Police Security Protection Act
June 25, 2002 : Introduction of the Public Safety Tax Cut Act
June 24, 2002 : Inspection or Invasion in Iraq?
June 13, 2002 : Restoring First Amendment Protections of Religion and Religious Speech
June 12, 2002 : Bad Tax Policy Sends Companies Overseas
June 12, 2002 : Affordability of Child Health Care
June 5, 2002 : Export-Import Bank is Corporate Welfare
June 5, 2002 : Gold and the Dollar

May 2002
May 31, 2002 : An Open Letter to O'Neill and Greenspan
May 24, 2002 : Oppose the "Supplemental" Spending Bill
May 23, 2002 : Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Clute, Texas
May 23, 2002 : No More Taxpayer Funding for the Failed Drug War in Colombia
May 22, 2002 : Don't Expand Federal Deposit Insurance
May 22, 2002 : Stop Taxing Social Security Benefits!
May 21, 2002 : Statement on New Internet Regulations and Expanded Federal Wiretap Powers
May 21, 2002 : Don't Force Taxpayers to Fund Nation-Building in Afghanistan
May 16, 2002 : Stop Perpetuating the Welfare State
May 14, 2002 : No Forced Dress Code for U.S. Soldiers Abroad
May 9, 2002 : We Want No Part of the ICC: Commending President Bush
May 9, 2002 : Not One American Tax Dollar to the ICC
May 9, 2002 : Say No to Conscription
May 2, 2002 : Statement In Support of a Balanced Approach to the Middle East Peace Process
May 1, 2002 : Statement Opposing Export-Import Bank Corporate Welfare
May 1, 2002 : Statement Opposing Export-Import Bank Subsidies
May 1, 2002 : Statement Opposing Taxpayer Funding of Multinational Development Banks

April 2002
April 11, 2002 : Statement on the "American Service Member and Civilian Protection Act of 2002"
April 10, 2002 : America's Entangling Alliances in the Middle East

March 2002
March 20, 2002 : Statement Opposing Military Conscription
March 20, 2002 : Why Initiate War on Iraq?
March 20, 2002 : Stop Meddling in Ukraine
March 13, 2002 : Steel Tariffs are Taxes on American Consumers
March 6, 2002 : Statement on Wasteful Foreign Aid Spending in Colombia

February 2002
February 28, 2002 : Statement on the International Criminal Court
February 28, 2002 : Statement on the Financial Services committee's "Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2003"
February 27, 2002 : Statement on the "Health Information Independence Act of 2002"
February 27, 2002 : Statement on Ending US Membership in the IMF
February 26, 2002 : Before We Bomb Iraq...
February 14, 2002 : Introduction of the "Monetary Freedom and Accountability Act"
February 13, 2002 : Why "Campaign Finance Reform" is Unconstitutional
February 7, 2002 : Economic Concerns, the Dangers Ahead, and Optimism for the Future of Liberty
February 6, 2002 : Statement on the Role of the Export-Import Bank in the Argentine Financial Crisis
February 4, 2002 : Statement before the House Capital Markets Subcommittee regarding Enron

January 2002
January 24, 2002 : The Case for Defending America