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We believe, as our founders did, that 'the pursuit of happiness' depends upon individual liberty and individual liberty requires limited government.

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Paul Ryan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 29
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Janesville
Wisconsin
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Our tax plan by the way shows the vast, vast majority of Americans, upwards of 96 percent can fill out their taxes on a postcard.
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I believe in the principles that built America, I believe in the Constitution.
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