Rand Paul Storms Out of Senate Panel Meeting After Heated Exchange Over Amendments

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) staged a walkout from the Senate Homeland Security Committee during the markup of the Fire Grants and Safety Act following a heated exchange with committee chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.).
“If this is the way you’re going to run the committee, I would suggest that Republicans leave. I don’t see why we should stick around if you’re going to make up the rules,” Paul said to Peters.
Paul expressed his frustration with Peters’ use of procedural maneuvers to effectively prevent Democrats on the committee from voting on Republican changes to the Fire Funding and Safety Act….}