] sen. paul: hello, how are y'all? what is your name? >> i am kelly. >> robert. sen. paul: how old is she? almost seven. you.ank >> senator. >> a quick question. i was at your seminar last week. you expressed some doubts about the suppose it economic recovery. since then the stock market dropped 7%. i should happily sqa to invest in next. -- i shouldy probably ask you what to invest in next. do toould you do or not give the economy moving along for a more solid recovery? sen. paul: i think a lot of the boom and bust cycle is handled by the federal reserve. they keep interest rates really low and people cannot put money into the banks so they put it into the stock market. the question is if it's real earnings and real growth or is it an allusion? some have twice the earnings ratios, some have no profits. stock -- enormous [indiscernible] i don't give specific advice but i am concerned about where we are. the main thing we need to do is reform the federal reserve. it really should be setting -- should not be setting interest rates. >> you already have my vote. i thought i would come bac

wife kelly. >> nice to meet you. we hope you will consider. >> thank you. dr. rand paul: how did you guess with all of these cameras everywhere? very nice to meet you. >> good luck. dr. rand paul: thanks. >> hi, rand. dr. rand paul: what is your name? this is my wife, kelly. how old is she? >> thank you. >> nice to meet you, senator. i was at your seminar last week. aboutpressed some doubts the economic recovery. since then, the stock market dropped 7%. what is your -- what would you do or not do to get the economy moving along more towards a solid recovery? dr. rand paul: i think the boom and bust cycle is exacerbated by the federal reserve. they keep interest rates really low and people can't get their money in the bank. market,tes the stock but is that real earnings and real growth or an allusion? illusion? some of them have no problems. still to think there is more moves to be made. i don't give any specific advice. i am concerned about where we are. is main thing we need to do we need reform of the federal reserve. it shouldn't be setting interest rates. >> you already have my v

hampshire. rand paul mader a stop alongside his wife kelly. they spoke with voters at a local restaurant in manchester for little more than one hour. how are you doing? >> it is warm today. are you good to go? >> great. >> good to see you again. how are you? >> i am good. thank you. [indiscernible] >> how are you? >> what is your name? >> robert. >> nice to meet you. [indiscernible] >> we will probably see you tomorrow, too. >> i am looking forward to it. instarted when i ran percent -- when i ran for senate. [indiscernible] >> there has been a firing line of like 50 guns and you have to it years to get on the firing line. we will see you. they have the best chicken fingers and stake. steak. >> i've got your back. way?i blocking your -- are we blocking your way? >> yes, excuse me. trying to get out of that man's way. [indiscernible] very nice to meet year. -- very nice to meet you. [indiscernible] [laughter] [indiscernible] >> working for tip money. do you guys have any questions? >> do you want a picture? would do you think we need to do differently in washington? >> i don't

iowa. politics is a family affair in the paul household. several nieces and nephews will speak for me. kelly will speak in a caucus in des moines. >> a few more minutes in time. >> i graduated from drake university several years ago. i am also a fiscal conservative. i'm wondering how you plan to bring down our national deficit. rather than create a zero deficit. >> we don't have a great connection. this may have to be the last question because we have to move on to get ready for the debate. >> the question is how do you the national debt? >> the thing you have to do is quit adding to the debt. years,e last eight president obama has added $10 trillion to the debt. right now we have the reverse compromise. on the right to military spending. you get stuck with the bill. what you have to do is make a rule. bring in about $3 trillion of revenue. the american people are for it. congress hasn't been very good at balancing their books. you have to balance the annual budget before you can even begin to tackle the national debt did if you make the national debt smaller, as you hold the line on

makes things worse. host: one of the tweets taken onboard the bus. your wife kelly is in this photograph. your aide. hanging with the paul family on the c-span bus. my question, what's this experience like for your wife, kelly? we've seen your son at the puritan restaurant in new hampshire. i know he's with you today in des moines, iowa, as well. mr. paul: yeah. it's exciting to have my family with me. i've got brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews coming. my dad's going to appear with me sunday night. we're going to be at the university of iowa, so we've got a lot of exciting things and politics is kind of a family affair in the paul household. so we're looking forward to it. several of the kids, nieces and nephews, will speak in caucuses for me. kelly will speak in a caucus in des moines for me. so we make it a big family affair and try to have a good time doing it. host: a few minutes of your time. let's go to scott in illinois. caller: hi. senator paul, i'm a graduate from drake university several years ago and an m.d. just like yourself. i'm also a fiscal conservative.

things better. host: kelly is in this photograph. what has this experience been like for your wife. herew he has been with you as well. senator paul: it is exciting to have my family with me. i have brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews. my dad is going to appear with me sunday night. we will be at the university of iowa. we are looking forward to it. several of the kids will speak in caucuses for me. caucus forspeak in a me. let's go to -- host: let's go to scott. caller: hello. university.ke also a fiscal conservative and wondering how you have a plan to help bring down our national debt. reduce the deficit rather than creating zero deficit. senator paul: we don't have a great connection. if you could you repeat that. this may have to be the last question. can you repeat the question for me? you going tore bring down our national debt? host: thank you. senator paul: how do you bring down the national debt? the way i look at it. you have to quit adding to the debt. to the annual deficit what we add to the debt, over the last eight years he has added $10 trillion to the debt. yo