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  • CBO Rings Latest Fiscal Alarm
    June 30, 2010 - The Congressional Budget Office [CBO] released a dire report on the fiscal future of the Federal budget. In their latest update of The Long-Term Budget Outlook, the CBO provides an overview of the looming debt crisis in the decades ahead. In response the report, House Budget Committee Ranking Republ... More
  • Spending – and Spinning – Out of Control
    June 28, 2010 - Washington – House Democrats have already admitted failure on their most fundamental governing responsibility. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer made clear last week that for the first time in the modern era, no effort will be made to offer a congressional budget. Since this admission, House Democra... More
  • ‘No Budget. No Priorities. No Restraints.’
    June 22, 2010 - WASHINGTON – Since the implementation of the 1974 Budget Act, the House has never failed to pass a budget resolution – until now. House Democratic leaders announced this morning that they will make no attempt to even propose a budget. In response to this unprecedented budget failure and efforts to g... More
  • Ryan Statement on OMB Director Orszag
    June 22, 2010 - WASHINGTON – House Budget Committee Ranking Republican Paul Ryan (WI) issued the following statement in response to Office of Management and Budget [OMB] Director Peter Orszag’s decision to resign next month: “I offer my friend Dr. Peter Orszag my sincere gratitude for his years of service to our co... More
  • Ryan Statement on Administration’s ‘Savings’ Proposal
    June 8, 2010 - WASHINGTON – House Budget Committee Ranking Republican Paul Ryan (WI) issued the following statement today in response to OMB Director Peter Orszag’s call for government agencies to trim their budgets: “I welcome any and all efforts that recognize the urgent need to get Washington’s fiscal house in ... More
  • Ryan Statement on Latest Debt Warning
    June 2, 2010 - Washington – House Budget Committee Ranking Republican Paul Ryan (WI) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Treasury Department’s announcement that total debt surpassed the $13 trillion mark: “As Federal debt soars over $13 trillion this week, Washington continues its spending and b... More
  • Ryan & Hensarling: “Cut Spending Now”
    May 25, 2010 - Washington – House Budget Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Paul Ryan (WI) and Vice Ranking Member Jeb Hensarling (TX), today unveiled a series of specific spending cuts to help spur job creation and get Washington’s fiscal house in order. With a record $1.5 trillion budget deficit, House... More
  • Ryan Statement on Line Item Veto
    May 24, 2010 - Washington – House Budget Committee Ranking Member Paul Ryan (WI) issued the following statement following President Obama’s expedited rescission proposal: “I am encouraged to learn of President Obama’s call for line item veto legislation along the lines of what passed the House in 2006 with biparti... More
  • Ryan Statement on Democrats’ Failure to Budget and “Unprecedented Failure to Govern”
    May 13, 2010 - WASHINGTON – House Budget Committee Ranking Republican Paul Ryan (WI) issued the following statement in response to House Democratic Leaders’ intention not to offer a budget resolution this year: “I am genuinely disappointed to learn that House Democrats will make no attempt to write a budget this y... More
  • Ryan Disputes Repayment Claims; Calls for Clarity and Transparency
    April 28, 2010 - WASHINGTON – House Budget Committee Ranking Republican Paul Ryan (WI) questioned recent claims made by General Motors [GM] and Obama Administration officials that the automaker’s bailout has been fully repaid to the American taxpayer. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner, Ryan, along with Cong... More

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