Booker brands GOP Sen. Rand Paul as ‘barrier’ to progress


              FILE - Republican Sen. Rand Paul, of Ky., addresses the audience at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Democrat Charles Booker railed against Paul as a “barrier” to progress Monday night, Oct. 3 as he made a pitch to Kentucky voters in a solo appearance on statewide television.  (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
            
              FILE - Democrat Charles Booker speaks to a group of supporters following his victory in the Kentucky primary in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 17, 2022.  Booker railed against Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul as a “barrier” to progress Monday night, Oct. 3 as he made a pitch to Kentucky voters in a solo appearance on statewide television.  (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)