Alex Slitz/Daily News U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks Friday during a tax day rally hosted by the Bowling Green/SOKY Tea Party at Fountain Square Park. |
A week after the government avoided a shutdown and came to an agreement on a budget U.S. Sen. Rand Paul voted against, Paul was in Bowling Green to speak to tea party supporters at a tax day rally Friday on the square.
Speaking to the Daily News before the gathering, the Kentucky Republican said his message to them is that the tea party is a major force in American politics.