title: the man who spoke softly but carried a big stick
text: rand paul returns  to us treasury i promised kentuckians i would stand for smaller more efficient government published  mins ago 
  global dispatch following in the footsteps of his father former texas congressman ron paul us senator rand paul announced recently that he saved more than  from his official fy  operating budget bringing the total amount dr paul has returned to the taxpayers to over  since taking office in january  
  its easy to picture washingtons outofcontrol spending as a massive untamable beast said dr paul so i determined to show change is possible by starting in the area under my control while working everywhere else i could to stop business as usual 
  i promised kentuckians i would stand for smaller more efficient government balanced budgets and spending restraint im proud my staff and i have kept that pledge while operating one of the most active federal offices