Paul Ryan

Letters: When budget cuts hit home

2012-05-15 00:00:00

Re "House passes spending plan," May 11 The Republicans in the House overwhelmingly voted for deep funding cuts to the food stamp and the Meals on Wheels programs. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said, "Let's go back to the idea of an American opportunity...

Europe's anti-austerity vote offers lessons for U.S. policymakers

2012-05-08 18:31:15

The European elections have concluded and the results are clear: Voters in France and Greece are a lot smarter than economic policymakers in the United States. Or at least they're a lot more attuned to the folly of relying on austerity as a tool of...

House Republicans pass sweeping domestic cuts, spare Pentagon

2012-05-10 11:44:00

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans approved a sweeping package of budget cuts to food stamps, Meals on Wheels and other domestic programs -- while sparing the Pentagon -- in an election-year showcase of party priorities. Democrats overwhelmingly opposed the...

House approves Republican plan for spending cuts

2012-05-10 17:47:00

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House approved a plan for deep spending cuts in food stamps, Meals on Wheels and other domestic programs — while sparing the Pentagon — in a vote that showcased the party's election-year priorities. The...

Poll: Hillary Clinton takes commanding early lead in Iowa for 2016

2012-05-10 14:20:00

For those already tired of the 2012 presidential election, take note: Polling for the 2016 Iowa caucus has begun. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose repeated dismissals of future campaigns have done little to diminish speculation of...

Newt Gingrich to end presidential campaign

2012-04-25 16:58:00

Submitting to fiscal and political reality, Newt Gingrich's campaign announced Wednesday that he would soon end his presidential run, awash in debt and having won only two states. The former House speaker's bid was unlike any in recent memory —...

McManus: And Romney's veep choice is ...

2012-04-26 00:00:00

The "Veepstakes" are on — but the smart money says they're already over. Like belles at a debutante ball, up-and-coming Republican politicians are lining up to campaign with Mitt Romney, hoping to catch his eye as a suitable choice for vice...

Republicans applying 'supply side' theory to benefits

2012-04-30 08:00:00

The phrase "supply side" usually calls up visions of Ronald Reagan and the Laffer curve. That's because it typically refers to supply-side economic theory, which argues that the way to promote production and economic growth is to cut marginal tax rates,...

Mitt Romney tries out potential running mates

2012-05-02 17:14:00

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — When Sen. Kelly Ayotte joined Mitt Romney for a tour of fishing boats this week, she was doing more than campaigning in her home state for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and for slashing President Obama's...

Romney addresses 'out-of-touch' label, federal budget in Wisconsin

2012-04-02 11:28:00

With polls showing him comfortably ahead one day before the Wisconsin Republican primary, front-runner Mitt Romney joined with native son Rep. Paul Ryan to make the case that the GOP has the best formula to bring the federal budget under control. Ryan,...

Goldberg: Obamacare will be Romney's savior

2012-04-03 00:00:00

It looks as if it's going to be Mitt Romney after all. With Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush endorsing the former Massachusetts governor last week, there aren't any white knights left to play the role of GOP savior. But that news hasn't reached his...

Obama uses GOP 'Trojan horse' budget to frame general election case

2012-04-03 11:01:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama branded the House Republican budget "a prescription for decline" Tuesday and used it as a proxy to frame his general election confrontation with Mitt Romney, just as the GOP frontrunner appeared poised to tighten his grip...

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) joins other members of the House GOP leadership at the Capitol last month.

2012-04-27 00:00:00

U.S. Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis left, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney hand out sandwiches to supporters at Cousins Subs in Waukesha, Wis.

2012-04-03 00:00:00

Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) pose for supporters in Waukesha, Wis.

2012-04-03 00:00:00