Rand Paul: Raul Labrador Would Be ‘A Great Leader’

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., expresses his displeasure that Apple CEO Tim Cook was being brought before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee as the panel examines the methods employe... Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., expresses his displeasure that Apple CEO Tim Cook was being brought before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee as the panel examines the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS

By Sahil Kapur

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June 14, 2014 12:05 p.m.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) offered some support to Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) on Friday in his underdog bid to become House majority leader.

“I think Labrador would be a great leader,” Paul, a possible presidential contender in 2016, said at Idaho’s Republican Convention, according to the Associated Press.

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Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) Sahil Kapur is TPM's senior congressional reporter and Supreme Court correspondent. His articles have been published in the Huffington Post, The Guardian and The New Republic. Email him at sahil@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow him on Twitter at @sahilkapur.

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