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Paul Ryan

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Paul Ryan (born 1970) is an American politician who served as the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. He was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 2012. Known for his focus on fiscal policy and entitlement reform, Ryan represented Wisconsin in Congress for two decades.

“My Dad, a small-town lawyer, was also named Paul. Until we lost him when I was 16, he was a gentle presence in my life. I like to think he'd be proud of me and my sister and brothers, because I'm sure proud of him and of where I come from, Janesville, Wisconsin.”

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Dad

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“If borrowing and spending all this money led to more jobs than we would be at full employment already.”

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Money

“President Obama clearly cannot run on his record. All he's offering is more of the same. That's not good. Look at the economy. It's stagnating. And so, what they're now going to try and do is bring this campaign down to little things, distractions, distortions, smear, fear, anger, frustration.”

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Anger

“What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the decisions we make right now really dramatically impact us in the future, and the debt is literally getting out of our control.”

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Future

“I call crony capitalism, where you take money from successful small businesses, spend it in Washington on favored industries, on favored individuals, picking winners and losers in the economy, that's not pro-growth economics. That's not entrepreneurial economics. That's not helping small businesses. That's cronyism, that's corporate welfare.”

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Money

“I think its rather peculiar. It's not in keeping with our founding documents, our founding vision. But I'd guess you'd have to ask the Obama administration why they purged all this language from their platform. There sure is a lot of mention of government, so I guess I would put the onus on them to answer why they did all these purges of God.”

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Government

“Hey, I'm a Catholic deer hunter, I am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion.”

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Religion

“And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly.”

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Power

“President Obama's reckless defense cuts that are hanging over our cloud, hanging over the horizon could put almost 44,000 jobs at stake right here in Pennsylvania. we are not going to let that happen. You know why? Because No. 1, national defense is the first priority of the federal government.”

— Paul Ryan

Government

“The president has declared that the debate over government-controlled health care is over. That will come as news to the millions of Americans who will elect Mitt Romney so we can repeal Obamacare.”

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Health

“We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper. Under this approach, the spirit of initiative - not political clout - determines who succeeds.”

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Government

“When our opponents on the Left have no serious ideas of their own, they resort to emotional appeals that play up Americans' fears about the future.”

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Future

“A Romney-Ryan administration will protect and strengthen Medicare, for my Mom's generation, for my generation, and for my kids and yours.”

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Mom

“That's the real secret to job creation - not borrowing and spending more money in Washington.”

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Money

“We need leadership. We don't need a doubling down on the failed politics of the past.”

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Leadership

“What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief.”

— Paul Ryan

Leadership

“What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, I'm a numbers guy, that's my attitude. I know we have a debt tsunami coming, we are bankrupting this country and I'm in a position where I can actually advance ideas to prevent that from happening. That's exactly what I should be doing.”

— Paul Ryan

Attitude

“We need to stop spending money we don't have.”

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Money

“That's what the Romney plan is all about, how to get jobs created, how to get this debt and deficit under control, how to revive small businesses so we can create jobs, and how to bring growth and opportunity to society instead of this class warfare, instead of speaking to people like they're stuck in some class or station in life.”

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Society

“We're saying no changes for Medicare for people above the age of 55. And in order to keep the promise to current seniors who've already retired and organized their lives around this program, you have to reform it for the next generation.”

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Age

“The secret to understanding me is, I'm not trying to be anybody other than who I actually am. People want candid, refreshing leadership. And I've always tried to go with solutions. You know, I've always tried to say, here's how we get our economy growing, here's why we get our debt under control. That's what Mitt Romney is offering.”

— Paul Ryan

Leadership