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" The stimulus was a case of political patronage, corporate welfare, and cronyism at their worst. "
Paul Ryan
Political
Worst
Welfare
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" I saw Donald Trump give a spirited voice to those of us who don't like the status quo, and I see emerging in front of us the potential for what a unified Republican government can get you, which can be the solutions. "
Paul Ryan
You
Government
Potential
" President Obama is the kind of politician who puts promises on the record, and then calls that the record. But we are four years into this presidency. The issue is not the economy as Barack Obama inherited it, not the economy as he envisions it, but this economy as we are living it. "
Paul Ryan
Kind
Living
Promises
" We're saying no changes for Medicare for people above the age of 55. And in order to keep the promise to current seniors who've already retired and organized their lives around this program, you have to reform it for the next generation. "
Paul Ryan
Changes
People
Saying
" We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility. "
Paul Ryan
Others
Years
Will
" I actually think you should run for president if you're going to be president, if you want to be president. I'm not running for president. I made that decision, consciously, not to. "
Paul Ryan
Think
Run
Running
" When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and that is exactly, what we're going to do. "
Paul Ryan
Going
Me
Said
" Millions of young Americans have graduated from college during the Obama presidency, ready to use their gifts and get moving in life. Half of them can't find the work they studied for, or any work at all. So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years? "
Paul Ryan
Work
Change
College
" 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. "
Paul Ryan
Decisions
Control
Future
" Throughout human history, the American Idea has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed. "
Paul Ryan
History
American
Help
" We have to bring relief as fast as possible to people who are struggling under Obamacare. "
Paul Ryan
Relief
Bring
Fast
" This debt crisis coming to our country. The wall and tidal wave of debt that is befalling our nation. Medicare and Social Security go bankrupt within ten years, we have a debt that is looming so high that in the last year of President Obama's budget just the interest payments on our debt is $916 billion dollars. "
Paul Ryan
Budget
Wave
Security
" The secret to understanding me is, I'm not trying to be anybody other than who I actually am. People want candid, refreshing leadership. And I've always tried to go with solutions. You know, I've always tried to say, here's how we get our economy growing, here's why we get our debt under control. That's what Mitt Romney is offering. "
Paul Ryan
Leadership
Know
Control
" The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.' "
Paul Ryan
Live
Freedom
Commitment
" President Obama's reckless defense cuts that are hanging over our cloud, hanging over the horizon could put almost 44,000 jobs at stake right here in Pennsylvania. we are not going to let that happen. You know why? Because No. 1, national defense is the first priority of the federal government. "
Paul Ryan
Cloud
Government
You
" If you're running for president, you've got to do a lot of things to line up a candidacy. I've not done any of those things. It's not my plan. My plan is to be a good chairman of the House Budget Committee and fight for the fiscal sanity of this nation. "
Paul Ryan
Done
Budget
Fight
" Our debt is out of control. What was a fiscal challenge is now a fiscal crisis. We cannot deny it; instead we must, as Americans, confront it responsibly. And that is exactly what Republicans pledge to do. "
Paul Ryan
Challenge
Crisis
Debt
" Every now and then, President Obama sorta drops his veil. He's less coy about his philosophy, he sort of reveals his true governing philosophy, what he really believes. "
Paul Ryan
Veil
Drops
Now
" We need leadership. We don't need a doubling down on the failed politics of the past. "
Paul Ryan
Politics
Past
Need
" Look, the president is elected to lead and to face the country's biggest challenges. The country's biggest challenge domestically speaking, no doubt about it, is a debt crisis, and I'm really hoping that he is going to give us a budget that tackles this debt crisis. "
Paul Ryan
Challenge
Doubt
Face
" We must promote upward mobility, starting with solutions that speak to our broken education system, broken immigration policy, and broken safety-net programs that foster dependency instead of helping people get back on their feet. "
Paul Ryan
Feet
People
Speak
" We see ourselves in the House as sort of the engine room of the ship of the Republican Party. We're down in the bottom... in the bowels shoveling coal into the furnace. And, by the way, there's nothing wrong with coal. "
Paul Ryan
Republican
Ship
Down
" We must solve the problem in health care by curbing out-of-control costs that erode paychecks for working families and push quality coverage out of reach for millions of Americans. "
Paul Ryan
Problem
Care
Health
" So, in Europe, they're cutting people's retirement and health benefits. And that's what we want to avoid from happening. They're raising taxes, entering a recession. That's the kind of economic program that President Obama has put in place. "
Paul Ryan
Kind
Health
Place
" Obamacare rewrote Medicare... so if you're going to repeal and replace Obamacare, you have to address those issues as well... What people don't realize is that Medicare is going broke, that Medicare is going to have price controls... So you have to deal with those issues if you're going to repeal and replace Obamacare. "
Paul Ryan
You
People
Going
" In America, aren't we all supposed to see beyond class, see beyond ethnicity? Are all these lines drawn to set us apart and lock us into groups? "
Paul Ryan
Beyond
America
Class
" Hey, I'm a Catholic deer hunter, I am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion. "
Paul Ryan
I Am Happy
Deer
Happy
" 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. "
Paul Ryan
Debate
Want
Know
" I want to go get trade agreements because if America walls itself up, if we address sort of an economic fortress America, we will lose. "
Paul Ryan
Trade
Want
Will
" A free economy and strong communities honor the dignity of every person, rewarding effort with justice, promoting upward mobility, and building solidarity among citizens. "
Paul Ryan
Justice
Honor
Effort
" 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. "
Paul Ryan
Me
Say
Ridiculous