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" We are in a global economy whether we like it or not. And we believe - I believe - that America should be at the table writing the rules of the global economy instead of China. "
Paul Ryan
Rules
Table
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" When our opponents on the Left have no serious ideas of their own, they resort to emotional appeals that play up Americans' fears about the future. "
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" We are all representatives of the American people. We all do town hall meetings. We all talk to our constituents. And I've got to tell you, the American people are engaged. And if you think they want a government takeover of health care, I would respectfully submit you're not listening to them. "
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" Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand this too, if you're feeling left out or passed by: You have not failed, your leaders have failed you. "
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" 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. "
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" We have to bring relief as fast as possible to people who are struggling under Obamacare. "
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" Before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems. And I'm going to level with you: We don't have that much time. But if we are serious, and smart, and we lead, we can do this. "
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" And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly. "
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Play
" 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.' "
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" When you take a look at the problems our country is facing, debt is No. 1. The math is downright scary and the credit markets aren't going to keep on giving us cheap rates. "
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Giving
Credit
" By failing seriously to confront the most predicable economic crisis in our nation's history, the President's policies are committing us and our children to a diminished future. "
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Us
History
Seriously
" We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence. "
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Safety
Complacency
Want
" I'm going to speak my mind. I'm going to defend conservatism as I understand it. I'm going to defend our ideas as the Republican Party. "
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Republican
Ideas
Speak
" 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. "
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Cloud
Government
You
" Borrowing and spending is not the way to prosperity. "
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Spending
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" We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead. "
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Duck
" The greatest threat to Medicare is Obamacare, and we're going to stop it. "
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" If you want to change a law, you have to pass a law. Presidents don't write laws. Congress writes laws. "
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Law
Change
Congress
" I've been really clear about this. If you want to be president, you should run for president. We should select our nominee from among the people who are running for president. Clear and simple. So no, I am not going to be the president. I am not going to be the nominee. "
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You
Want
I Am
" 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? "
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Beyond
America
Class
" I think its rather peculiar. It's not in keeping with our founding documents, our founding vision. But I'd guess you'd have to ask the Obama administration why they purged all this language from their platform. There sure is a lot of mention of government, so I guess I would put the onus on them to answer why they did all these purges of God. "
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Language
God
Government
" In government-directed economies, the collective takes priority over the individual. The moral ideal is equal results. That approach could not be further removed from the real world. "
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Equal
World
Results
" Here's the problem if you keep raising tax rates: You slow down economic growth. "
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Growth
" We have a plan for a stronger middle class, with the goal of generating 12 million new jobs over the next four years. "
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Over
Plan
" Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives? "
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Opportunity
Government
" If borrowing and spending all this money led to more jobs than we would be at full employment already. "
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Borrowing
More
Money
" Seven hundred and sixteen billion dollars, funneled out of Medicare by President Obama. An obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed, all to pay for a new entitlement we didn't even ask for. The greatest threat to Medicare is Obamacare, and we're going to stop it. "
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Parents
New
Going
" A Romney-Ryan administration will protect and strengthen Medicare, for my Mom's generation, for my generation, and for my kids and yours. "
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Protect
Generation
Kids
" We believe that the government has an important role to create the conditions that promote entrepreneurship, upward mobility, and individual responsibility. "
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Responsibility
Believe
Government
" 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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