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  • House Budget Committee Hearing: State of the Highway Trust Fund: Long-Term Solutions for Solvency
    April 24, 2013 - "Welcome, everybody. I want to thank our witnesses for agreeing to testify. We appreciate your taking the time to share your expertise. "Infrastructure is an important part of our economy. Government plays a role in our public infrastructure—our highways, our roads, our bridges. But the federal gov... More
  • Ryan Opening Statement: House Budget Committee Hearing with Treasury Secretary Lew
    April 16, 2013 - "Welcome, everybody. To start, I want to thank Secretary Lew. Mr. Secretary, I want you to know that despite our disagreements, we appreciate your taking the time to join us today. "Well, yesterday was Tax Day. And tax season was a lot more stressful than it should have been. Our tax code is a Rubi... More
  • House Budget Committee Hearing on the President’s FY2014 Budget
    April 11, 2013 - Welcome, everybody. Well, this budget may be two months late, but I want to thank Mr. Zients for coming to testify. That said, I’m disappointed by the President’s proposal—because it’s a status quo budget. It doesn’t break any new ground; it just goes over old ground. It raises taxes by $1.1 trillio... More
  • House Budget Committee Hearing: The Congressional Budget Office’s Budget and Economic Outlook
    February 13, 2013 - Welcome, everyone, to today’s hearing. Thanks to Dr. Elmendorf for coming to testify. And thanks to your staff for putting together the latest Budget and Economic Outlook. I’m sorry to say: Things don’t look good. The CBO says our economy will grow by only 1.4 percent this year. Unemployment will ho... More
  • The Principle of Prudence and the Conservative Renewal
    January 26, 2013 - Thanks, Rich. I’m happy to see so many friends in the audience. And I’m honored to speak to such distinguished guests. I’d say this is, perhaps, the greatest collection of conservative talent ever gathered in one room—with the possible exception of when William F. Buckley dined alone. I started read... More

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