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  • Ryan Statement on Senate Passage of the Sequestration Transparency Act
    July 25, 2012 - WASHINGTON - Earlier today, the United States Senate passed the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012. The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives earlier this month. The Sequestration Transparency Act requires President Obama to detail how the administration plans to implement the b... More
  • Ryan on Passage of Responsible Deficit Reduction Package
    May 10, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5652, the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012, a package of reforms aimed to avert across-the-board cuts to our armed forces and key priorities, reduce the deficit, and foster a better environment for job creation... More
  • Military-Crippling Sequester Must Be Stopped
    May 9, 2012 - Last year, as the federal government approached a limit on how much it could legally borrow, the Obama administration asked Congress to rubber-stamp an increase in the government's borrowing authority without any spending cuts to match. When House Republicans made clear that any increase in the debt... More
  • House Budget Committee Hearing: The Department of Defense and the FY13 Budget
    February 29, 2012 - Welcome all to today’s hearing to examine the President’s budget request for the Department of Defense, and to explore how the federal government can meet its highest priority: providing for the common defense and strengthening our national security. I want to begin by welcoming Leon Panetta back to... More
  • Ryan Statement on Joint Committee’s Missed Opportunity
    November 21, 2011 - WASHINGTON – House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin released the following statement with respect to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: “I commend my colleagues for their efforts to find common ground in dealing with the drivers of our debt and advancing pro-growth refo... More
  • A Trillion-Dollar Gimmick
    July 25, 2011 - “Why, one wonders, not ‘save’ $5 trillion by proposing to spend that amount to cover the moon with yogurt and then cancelling the proposal?” -George Will, Washington Post, March 12, 2009 Claim 1: “Winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will save $1 trillion.” Reality: The Reid plan relies on... More
  • Budgeting for America’s National Security
    July 7, 2011 - Welcome all to today’s hearing on the strategic choices we face in budgeting for our national security. I want to thank my colleague Mr. Van Hollen for requesting this hearing. We may differ over the appropriate level of defense spending, but we stand united in our commitment to America’s security a... More
  • Department of Defense Appropriations Bill
    June 23, 2011 - The Department of Defense Appropriations bill provides $649.2 billion in discretionary and mandatory budget authority for fiscal year 2012. Discretionary BA totals $648.7 billion – $530.0 billion for the normal operations of the Department and $118.7 billion for the conduct of the global war on ter... More
  • Lifting the Debt, Rejecting Decline and Securing America’s Leadership
    June 2, 2011 - Thank you so much, Rich, for the kind introduction. Some of you might be wondering why the House Budget Committee chairman is standing here addressing a room full of national security experts about American foreign policy. What can I tell you that you don’t already know? The short answer is, not mu... More
  • Hearing: Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2010 Budget
    March 18, 2009 - Thank Chairman Spratt. I’d also like to welcome our witness, Mr. Hale, who’s had a long and distinguished career working with the Defense budget – both at CBO, and as the Comptroller of the Air Force. I look forward to your testimony. The Defense Department is our largest discretionary expenditure, ... More

 

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