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  • AP: Senate Democrats Unveil Budget Blueprint Calling for New Taxes, Reversing Spending Cuts
    March 13, 2013 - Excerpt: Senate Democrats unveiled a largely stand-pat budget Wednesday that calls for $1 trillion in new tax revenues over the coming decade but actually increases spending, while protecting the party’s domestic policy priorities and adding $4 trillion more to the national debt than a slashing alte... More
  • House Budget Committee Approves a Responsible, Balanced Budget
    March 13, 2013 - WASHINGTON—Tonight the House Budget Committee approved the House Republican budget resolution for fiscal year 2014. The House will consider it on the floor next week. Upon passage of the resolution, Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin issued the following statement: “I’m proud of my colleagues for worki... More
  • The GOP Plan to Balance the Budget by 2023
    March 12, 2013 - America's national debt is over $16 trillion. Yet Washington can't figure out how to cut $85 billion—or just 2% of the federal budget—without resorting to arbitrary, across-the-board cuts. Clearly, the budget process is broken. In four of the past five years, the president has missed his budget dead... More
  • House Budget Committee GOP Releases a Responsible, Balanced Budget
    March 12, 2013 - WASHINGTON­—Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Committee Republicans released their plan to balance the budget in ten years. It is a responsible plan to cut spending, reform government, and foster a healthier economy. It provides economic security for families, repairs... More
  • Roll Call: Ryan’s Budget: ‘Means to an End’ Not ‘Root Canal Economics’
    March 12, 2013 - By David M. Drucker Excerpt: House Budget Chairman Paul D. Ryan introduced his committee’s fiscal 2014 spending plan Tuesday and amid all the focus on the fact it would balance Washington’s books in 10 years, in part by repealing the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), I was struck by a phrase t... More
  • The Daily Caller: How Paul Ryan Proposes to Balance Budget in 10 Years
    March 12, 2013 - By Alex Pappas Excerpt: House budget chairman Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday unveiled the GOP’s budget proposal that would slash $4.6 trillion in projected government spending over the next decade in order to balance the country’s budget by 2023. “We owe the country a balanced budget,” the Republican con... More
  • Ryan Statement on Nomination of Burwell for OMB Director
    March 4, 2013 - WASHINGTON—House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget: “I commend President Obama for choosing Sylvia Mathews Burwell to serve ... More
  • A Debt Crisis in America: What It Might Look Like
    February 22, 2013 - Key Facts The federal debt today is over $16.5 trillion. That’s larger than the entire U.S. economy. The government’s debt is set to skyrocket in the years ahead. This debt will cause pain for families today and greater hardship when a debt crisis hits. Once lenders lose confidence in the federal g... 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
  • Ryan Statement on the State of the Union Address
    February 12, 2013 - WASHINGTON—In response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin issued the following statement: "Last year, the American people chose divided government. So this year, both parties have to make it work. We need to make progress on real s... More