Paul: ‘Take a stand and fight for justice’

Published July 26, 2014 4:52am ET



THE HILL — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) outlined a series of reforms geared toward improving conditions for minorities during a sparsely attended Friday address to the National Urban League.

Paul called for drug sentencing reform, expanding voting rights, school choice reform and economic policies to help struggling cities, all proposals he’s touted before as areas where the Republican Party and minority voters, who traditionally vote Democratic, could agree.

As he contemplates a 2016 presidential run, Paul has made expanding the appeal of the GOP a major focus, and his Friday address was one of many he’s given over the past six months to audiences typically hostile to the GOP.

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