Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took to Twitter late Wednesday and early Thursday to thank his Senate colleagues for supporting his filibuster of CIA director nominee John Brennan. Paul finally ended his filibuster after nearly 13 hours. Here are the senator’s tweets:
Thank you to my colleagues in the House & Senate, and to all the Americans who stood w/ me tonight in support of preserving civil liberties.
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013
Thank you to my dear friend and colleague @senmikelee, for standing with me tonight to once again defend the Constitution.
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013
Thanks for keeping my spirits up & for joining me in the filibuster RT @sentedcruz Reading tweets supporting @senrandpaul for taking a stand
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013
Bipartisanship does exists in Washington. Thank you RT@ronwyden Heading to the floor to speak on Congressional oversight of executive branch
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013
Thank you for joining me by standing up for the U.S. Constitution RT@jerrymoran “I’m back on the Senate floor discussing the #Constitution.”
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013
Thank you for fighting to protect American civil liberties w/ me tonight RT @jeffflake Happy to #standwithrand tonight on the Senate floor.
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013
Thank you — a great conservative champion to have with me on the floor tonight RT @senatortimscott “I #StandWithRand on the #Senate floor.”
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013
Thank you for your support RT @senronjohnson Glad to be taking to the Senate floor to support @senrandpaul #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013
Thanks to Sen. McConnell for coming down to support the filibuster and for helping save the floor for me tonight.
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013
