"The question is why did I vote to give illegals more money? I didn't. The president made it very clear he wanted appropriation bills passed. If any amendment passes, it kills the whole bill. Rand Paul's amendment sounds good, right? The problem is Rand knew that if that bill passed, it would kill the other eleven appropriation bills, which would throw us into the shutdown,"
"Rand doesn't ever vote with [Republicans] when it comes to appropriation bills. I had to vote against it because if that would have passed, not only would it have killed the bill, but it also would have killed the farm bill which is tied to social programs. If you change the ratio (about 70/30) you must redo the entire farm bill."
"There is always a backstory. I respect Bernie Sanders because he's an open socialist, and you know that he's a communist so you know what you're getting. Rand Paul's a freaking snake. And I understand completely why his neighbor did what he did. And I told him that to his face. It stirred people up like Cheryl (Mullin's wife), who don't know the backstory. And then that night Rand sends out a fundraising letter on it. It's a gimmick."
Sen. Markwayne Mullin answered voter questions at the McGrath Breakfast Group in Tulsa about votes on appropriations and criticism over alleged funding for undocumented immigrants. He clarified that presidential pressure to pass appropriation bills influenced vote strategy and argued that Rand Paul's amendment would have killed multiple appropriation bills and the linked farm bill. Mullin linked Paul's efforts to legalize hemp in Kentucky and framed the change as jeopardizing farm-program ratios. Mullin criticized Paul personally, contrasted political labels for Bernie Sanders, and said he understood the neighbor's violent reaction while accusing Paul of using the episode for fundraising.
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