Quotes by Paul Ryan

About Paul Ryan:

Paul Davis Ryan is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has served as the United States Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district since 1999 and as Chairman of the House Budget Committee since 2011. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2012 election.
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The rate of return on Social Security for people nearing retirement is about 1.5 percent. By the time young children like mine are ready to retire, that rate of return will be a negative percentage.

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Look, of course people are scared of entitlement reform because every time you put entitlement reform out there, the other party uses it as a political weapon against you.

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Before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems. And I'm going to level with you: We don't have that much time. But if we are serious, and smart, and we lead, we can do this.

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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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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 entrepreneuri...

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

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What did the taxpayers get out of the Obama stimulus? More debt. That money wasn't just spent and wasted - it was borrowed, spent, and wasted.

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

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

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I have never seen opponents so silent about their record, and so desperate to keep their power.

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

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Class is not a fixed designation in this country. We are an upwardly mobile society with a lot of movement between income groups.

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And if small businesspeople say they made it on their own, all they are saying is that nobody else worked seven days a week in their place. Nobody showed up in their place to open the door at five in the morning. Nobody did their thinking, and worryi...

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And to this day, my Mom is my role model.

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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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Author Bio

  • NamePaul Ryan
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • BornJanuary 29, 1970
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician