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SIOUX CITY — With the end within sight to the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Rand Paul made one more stop in Sioux City Saturday, confident in his chances of winning through his strength with young voters.

The Kentucky senator spoke before a crowd of about 160 at the Holiday Inn, 701 Gordon Drive, at noon. The candidate spoke of the disconnect between elected representatives and average Americans.

“Both parties overspend money,” Paul said, before calling out fellow candidates Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz on their ideas to add more than $1 trillion to the military budget.

“The further we go into debt, the weaker we are,” Paul said.

Paul also attacked House Speaker Paul Ryan for “raising the debt ceiling infinitely” and spoke about what he called the over-regulation of agriculture. He also promised he would repeal every executive order President Barack Obama has issued during his administration.

“The (Environmental Protection Agency) has a SWAT team,” Paul said. “The way they classify your farms as wetlands so they can control them is insane.”