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  • Shared Scarcity versus Renewed Prosperity
    May 16, 2011 - Thank you so much, Anne, for the kind introduction. I want to thank you all for inviting me to speak. It was especially gracious of you to host me, even though I’m a Packers fan and I assume most of you are Bears fans. But that doesn’t mean we can’t work together. As chairman of the House Budget Co... More
  • The Case for Real Security and a Path to Prosperity
    April 5, 2011 - Thank you Arthur, and thank you all for being here today. You know, the budget debates that are raging now in state capitals and here in Washington – especially the one we’re having now in Congress – seem a little disconnected from reality. The news stories are full of phrases like “continuing reso... More
  • House Budget Committee Hearing: Fulfilling the Mission of Health and Retirement Security
    March 17, 2011 - Welcome all, to this important hearing on the future of our country. Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security provide health and retirement security for millions of Americans. The principal aim of this hearing is to make clear that trying to “protect” the government’s major entitlement programs by ma... More
  • Department of the Treasury Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
    February 16, 2011 - Thank you, Secretary Geithner, for coming before our Committee today to discuss the President’s budget. The President has disappointed us by presenting us with another budget that spends too much, borrows too much and taxes too much. It is a budget that will stifle job growth today and leave a dimin... More
  • Opening Statement on the Fiscal Consequences of the Health Care Law
    January 26, 2011 - Welcome all, to the first House Budget Committee hearing of the 112th Congress. Before we get started, I want to thank Ranking Minority Member Chris Van Hollen for his cooperation in getting the Committee rules adopted and with this hearing. Also, for starting a little early, so we can get a head s... More
  • A Plan for Prosperity
    June 24, 2010 - http:// Unofficial transcript of remarks as delivered: Well good afternoon everybody, thank you for indulging me – we just had a bunch of votes in Congress that caused me to be a little late. I hope your lunch went well. I understand we have the President of the United States coming here this aftern... More
  • Paul Ryan on Health Care and the Steep Climb to Reclaim the American Idea
    March 21, 2010 - Madam speaker, there is a lot wrong with this bill We know the problems with its cost. We know it doesn’t really reduce the deficit. We know that it increases health care premiums. The CBO has given us all of this information and it’s clear that what we have is a bill chock full of gimmicks and hid... More
  • This is the People's House
    March 20, 2010 - “Thank you Chairwoman Slaughter, Ranking Member Dreier. It’s a pleasure to be here today. The Budget Committee reported out the reconciliation bill but also, obviously, we realize it’s going to appear in tandem with the Senate bill, so I want to address both. This legislation would produce a sweepi... More

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