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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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Paul Ryan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 29
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Donald Trump is basically giving voice to a lot of people who have felt that they were voiceless.
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Everyone, everyone is equal. Everyone has a place. No one is written off because there is worth and goodness in every life. Straight from the declaration of independence, that is the Republican ideal. And if we won't defend it, who will?
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I see myself as more of a policy maker than a political leader.
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I see problems that can be fixed because I see solutions that are actually occurring.
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I believe in the principles that built America, I believe in the Constitution.
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Donald Trump connected in ways with people no one else did.
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