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Paul Ryan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 29
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We think that`s necessary just as a foundation for economic growth. It`s not the jobs in and of themselves, which you do make by building bridges and things like this, but it`s the economic growth that comes from having a modern infrastructure that is in dire need of repair.
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In Pennsylvania, 38 percent of Pennsylvania seniors chose to get their Medicare from a plan called Medicare Advantage. It's their choice. Forty-seven percent of them are going to lose it under 'Obamacare' according to Medicare by 2017.
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I'm a person that can get along with people. I like people who believe passionately in things even if they're not the things I agree with.
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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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You've got to have tax reform to get faster economic growth. Faster economic growth is necessary for us to get our debt under control.
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It all started off with stirring speeches, Greek columns, the thrill of something new. Now all that's left is a presidency adrift, surviving on slogans that already seem tired, grasping at a moment that has already passed, like a ship trying to sail on yesterday's wind.
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Ultimately, the law will collapse under its own weight. Until then, we have to start building a better health care system in its place. And we need to start with a new principle: Put the patient in the driver's seat. That's how we can build a healthy economy.
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Every conversation I have almost always revolves around, you know, personnel and policy focused on producing results.
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I think you can walk and chew gum at the same time. I think you can oppose the president on some issue that you fundamentally disagree with, but also work with the other party on issues you do agree with.
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Donald Trump is a pretty casual guy. He calls me Paul.
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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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We`re a humane country. We got to make sure that we find the intelligence. We have do it [protecting our boundaries] in a humane way following the law.
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The stimulus was a case of political patronage, corporate welfare, and cronyism at their worst.
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What I keep telling people is, getting trade agreements that are good for America is good for everybody.
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We need to reclaim our American system of limited government, low taxes, reasonable regulations and sound money, which has blessed us with unprecedented prosperity. And it has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed.
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Our rights come from nature and God, not government.
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The patient is the nucleus of the health care system.
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People like me who are reform-minded ignore the people who say, 'Just criticize and don't do anything and let's win by default.' That's ridiculous.
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Donald Trump is just a get-things-done kinda guy.
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To borrow a phrase from my friend Erskine Bowles on the Fiscal Commission, we are the healthiest looking horse in the glue factory. That means America is still a step ahead of the European nations who are confronting a debt crisis, of Japan that's in its second lost decade.
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