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US GOP Nomninee Romney Taps House Budget Chief Ryan For VP Posted: 11 Aug 2012 10:10 AM PDT –Romney Hails Rep. Ryan’s Expertise on Fiscal Matters By John Shaw WASHINGTON (MNI) – Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, the In an event in Norfolk, Virginia, Romney touted Ryan’s work on In his remarks, Ryan focused on the nation’s economic struggles, “We are on an unsustainable path. It doesn’t have to be this way,” Ryan is a respected but controversial figure in Congress. He is the Ryan supporters have called his fiscal agenda bold and aggressive. But critics say the Ryan budget is unbalanced and even reckless. Ryan has hammered President Barack Obama relentlessly this year for This spring Ryan said his budget alternative would cut spending by Ryan’s budget makes deep cuts in the projected growth of federal His plan calls for extending the Bush era tax cuts and undertaking He also proposed enacting a package of spending cuts to prevent the It secured some of its savings by cutting the federal workforce by Ryan has been the chair of the House Budget Committee since 2011. He was a member of the Simpson-Bowles commission, but he opposed Ryan was a strong supporter of the GOP’s controversial debt ceiling Republicans say their debt ceiling strategy helped focus the ** MNI Washington Bureau: 202-371-2121 ** [TOPICS: M$U$$$,MGU$$$,MFU$$$] |
Romney selects Ryan as vice presidential running mate Posted: 11 Aug 2012 05:08 AM PDT Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, as his vice presidential running mate. As budget chairman, Ryan has proposed a controversial plan to rein in entitlement spending. That plan will provide a target-rich environment for Democrats to use to try and scare senior citizens but it is a clear sign that Romney plans to tackle the building US budget crisis as the baby-boom generation begins to retire. Bond vigilantes will applaud the pick while fans of the welfare state will be apoplectic. The choice is somewhat risky for Romney, but it will clearly illustrate that the incumbent has done nothing during his term to deal with a looming crisis accept accelerate it by expanding the welfare safety net. Given the situation in Europe, a powerful political case for overdue reform can be made.
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