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Obama’s dereliction of duty
February 16, 2012 - President Obama has delivered the last budget of his term. Three of the four, including this one, were submitted late, shattering the previous record for an administration. Each of the four proposed more than $1 trillion in higher taxes on hard-working families and businesse... More

House Budget Committee Hearing: The President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Revenue and Economic Policy Proposals
February 16, 2012 - Welcome all, to this important hearing. I’d like to thank Secretary Geithner for joining us. This is your second hearing today and your fourth this week. We know that defending this budget is no easy task, so we appreciate your time. Mr. Secretary, it’s pretty well known that one of your favori... More

Defending the Indefensible: A Tough Day for the President’s Budget
February 15, 2012 - Earlier today, the House Budget Committee examined the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request, receiving testimony from Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Jeffrey Zients. Chairman Paul Ryan Dismantles the President’s Misleading Claims WATCH The President continues ... More

House Budget Committee Hearing on the President’s FY2013 Budget
February 15, 2012 - Welcome all, to this important hearing. I’d like to thank our witness today, Mr. Zients, for coming to us under difficult circumstances. With the departure of Mr. Lew from OMB just last month, we understand that you are testifying on short notice, and we recognize the difficulty of that. And u... More

President's Budget Charts Path to Debt and Decline
February 13, 2012 - The President has not merely ducked from our fiscal and economic challenges, but—with his fourth straight budget flop—he has advanced policies that dangerously accelerate the crisis before us. His gimmick-filled budget fails to reduce the fast-rising debt, permanently entrenches unsustainable levels... More

Ryan: President’s Budget Ensures Debt Crisis and Decline
February 13, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Earlier today, President Obama introduced his Fiscal Year 2013 budget request, calling for record levels of spending increases, tax hikes, and debt. The President’s budget breaks his promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term, and it breaks his obligation to all Ame... More

Associated Press: Obama's budget: Government still getting bigger
February 13, 2012 - By Andrew Taylor Associated Press Taking a pass on reining in government growth, President Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan Monday, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the wealthy to help pay the costs. The ideas landed with a th... More

FACT CHECK: Jack Lew's Sunday Show Tour of Dodge & Deception
February 12, 2012 - In advance of the release of the President’s FY2013 budget request, White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew revealed a stunning deception with respect to the budget process. When asked why the Democrat-controlled Senate has failed to pass a budget for over 1,000 days, Lew – the President’s former ... More

PAUL RYAN on ABC’s ‘This Week’: Leaders have a moral obligation to advance solutions
February 12, 2012 - House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin appeared on ABC’s This Week on February 12th, 2012. Below are several highlights from his interview with George Stephanopoulos: The Urgent Need to Protect the Medicare Guarantee from Bankruptcy & Board of Burea... More

Chairman Ryan Praises Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Control Wasteful Spending
February 8, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3521, The Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act. This bipartisan reform was co-authored by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). H.R. 3521 – the f... More

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