LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sen. Rand Paul wants to be part of the solution to problems in Louisville.


What You Need To Know

  • Sen. Rand Paul stopped in Louisville Thursday

  • The senator spoke about crime and criminal justice reform to the Rotary Club of Louisville

  • Louisville activist Christopher 2X joined him to talk about their combined efforts

  • Rand Paul also discussed his criminal justice work in Congress

“If it were simple, someone would have fixed it a long time ago, but I think being part of the solution is listening and I’ve always been willing to listen,” Paul said.

Paul spent time with the Rotary Club of Louisville on Thursday talking about his work on crime and criminal justice, including his partnership with Christopher 2X.  

“Stick with the educational opportunities that the rotarians love to be a part of as it relates to getting us back on track,” Christopher 2X told the crowd.

Paul said he’s made efforts at the federal level.

“I’ve been trying. I testified years ago for restoration of voting rights. I’ve testified in favor of criminal justice reform. I have 25 criminal justice bills, co-sponsored — most of them — with Democrats,” Paul said. “I introduced the Breonna Taylor Act shortly after [her death] to try and say no-knock raids were not a good idea. So yeah, I’ve tried to be part of the solution.”

But he believes decisions are best made at the local level, not in Washington.  

“You’ll notice I listen to Christopher 2X on a lot of things because he has more experience, and I think we need to talk to people on the ground,” Paul said. “And really a lot of the decisions need to be made locally and not by someone in Washington who doesn’t understand the problems as well as people in Louisville do.”

Either way you look at it, the solution to crime and violence in Louisville won’t be simple.