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Elections have consequences. And I fundamentally believe - this is my personal opinion, I know it's a slightly partisan thing to say - to really do what we think needs to be done, we're going to have to win some elections.

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Paul Ryan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 29
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I do have a concern that if we just say no Trans-Pacific Partnership, we`re done, we`re ignoring the region, and then, yes, I think we`re creating a void for China, but that is not what the president [Donald Trump] is saying.
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Mike Pence is a good man, a principled conservative, and he will make a great vice president.
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Hope and change? We're not doing that anymore. They're doing attack and blame. And so, I just think people are going to see through this. They want real leadership. They want us to get this country on the right track.
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Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored by the support of this convention for vice president of the United States. I accept the duty to help lead our nation out of a jobs crisis and back to prosperity - and I know we can do this.
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It's no coincidence that trust in government is at an all-time low now that the size of government is at an all-time high.
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I don't consult polls to tell me what my principles are or what our policies should be.
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Child support should do just that - support children, not the federal government.
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I believe in the principles that built America, I believe in the Constitution.
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