Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Paul Davis Ryanis the 54th and current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ryan is a member of the Republican Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district since 1999. Ryan previously served as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, from January 3 to October 29, 2015, and, before that, as Chairman of the House Budget Committee from 2011 to 2015. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 January 1970
CityJanesville, WI
CountryUnited States of America
The social safety net is in place and intact. That's not the problem. The problem is a hurricane just pushed out hundreds of thousands of people, ... You're seeing people trying to pile unrelated agendas on top of this tragedy, which I think is unfortunate.
Soy has long been used as an ingredient in ink and paint and now it's an alternative fuel to power cars, trucks and other vehicles.
Your state is rightly characterized as being on the cutting edge of this.
Those who say there's no problem and there's plenty of time are offering a misleading argument that the Social Security Trust Fund somehow has assets that can be used to draw upon starting in 12 years to pay benefits, but the trust fund does not contain cash or bonds or stocks to turn into funds. It contains IOUs reflecting the rate of the trust fund over the last few decades.
What we show with our bill is that with large personal accounts, you don't have to change benefits,
The rate of return on Social Security for people nearing retirement is about 1.5 percent. By the time young children like mine are ready to retire, that rate of return will be a negative percentage.
It also tells the American people that we're finally getting serious about saving the Social Security surplus for Social Security benefits.
What we don't have is a willingness for any Democrat to work with a Republican -- that's the biggest problem right now. It's too big of a partisan issue for Democrats to cooperate on, and that's been our biggest problem. We don't need a commission to tell us that.
If a company is moving into a new product line, or if it's in an area where they have not developed an expertise, there's increased risk there. We'd need to talk more about what they are planning to do as a result of the expansion, and what benefit it is to the company.
I don't think the White House is drawing any lines in the sand, these comments notwithstanding.
However, we believe Toll's ability to lift the cash component of its offer for Patrick is reduced, and that an ACCC victory/break-up of Pacific National is just as likely an outcome.
Politics has become a blood sport that goes beyond just the person whose name is on the ballot.
Life is short, you better make the most of it.
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.