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Now it's a war on women tomorrow it's going to be a war on left-handed Irishmen or something like that.

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Paul Ryan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 29
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What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the decisions we make right now really dramatically impact us in the future, and the debt is literally getting out of our control.
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Working together, America's military, Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi people have won a major battle in the war on terrorism.
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If borrowing and spending all this money led to more jobs than we would be at full employment already.
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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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Here's the problem if you keep raising tax rates: You slow down economic growth.
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We do not have a debt crisis right now, but we see it coming. We know it's irrefutably happening. And the point we're trying to make with our budget is let's get ahead of this problem.
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America is more than just a place...it's an idea. It's the only country founded on an idea. Our rights come from nature and God, not government. We promise equal opportunity, not equal outcomes.
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I believe in the principles that built America, I believe in the Constitution.
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Mitt Romney and I know the difference between protecting a program, and raiding it. Ladies and gentlemen, our nation needs this debate. We want this debate. We will win this debate.
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This is a government takeover of our healthcare system. It is the government basically running the entire healthcare system, turning large insurers into de facto public utilities, depriving people of choice, depriving people of options, raising people's prices, raising taxes when we need new jobs.
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You know, you work hard but play by the rules, you can rise. You can do well. That's what we're taught. That's what we believe. That's what we think of as America. Problem is, there are just generations of people in this country who do not think that.
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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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I tend to avoid the shows that focus on politics, just to get a break from it all, i tried watching the first couple episodes of 'House of Cards,' but I thought it was way over the top. Members of Congress aren't anything like Frank Underwood. Most of us are far less interesting.
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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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No, I’m not one (of those) people who votes for something then writes to the government to ask them to send us money. I did not request any stimulus money.
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