Most senators trigger speculation about
a possible presidential campaign by scheduling visits to Iowa or New Hampshire.
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is attracting questions about his 2016
intentions by traveling to Israel this week.
Paul is scheduled to meet Monday with
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, the
Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. The meetings coincide with the senator’s 50th
birthday.
Paul is also expected to travel to
Jordan on Tuesday to meet with King Abdullah and Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas. While in his Israel, he will address the Jerusalem
Institute for Market Studies on fiscal policy and foreign aid.
The trip comes as GOP Senate leaders
have assigned Paul to serve on the Foreign Relations Committee. While the tea
party senator is best known for his strong fiscal conservatism and a desire for
cuts in the federal budget, he has occasionally bucked the GOP line on foreign
policy.
“I want to know more about the issues…
[and] try to figure out why we don’t seem to be able to achieve peace over
there,” he has told reporters. “If you want to be part of the national debate
and hopefully part of the solution...
Source: Daily Caller
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