• Analyzing the Clinton-Obama 'Arithmetic' September 6, 2012 - By: Douglas Holtz-Eakin President Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention got rave reviews in some circles. As usual, however, the budget world looks at things differently than the media and political echo chambers. At a time when the fiscal outlook of the federal government is a loom... More

• Wall Street Journal: The $6,400 Myth August 20, 2012 - One of President Obama's regular attacks on Paul Ryan's Medicare reform is that it would force seniors to pay $6,400 a year more for health care. But merely because he keeps repeating this doesn't mean it's in the same area code of accurate. The claim is based on a now out-of-date Congressional Budg... More

• National Review: President Obama’s $700 Billion Medicare Problem August 15, 2012 - By James C. Capretta Governor Mitt Romney’s selection of Representative Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate is revealing on a couple of levels. First, it shows that Governor Romney has a keen eye for talent (which probably explains his success as a CEO). Representative Ryan has become an... More

• Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Time to Stop and Smell the Government July 10, 2012 - By Christian Schneider One of the most common complaints about government is that it simply runs too slow. Partisan bickering and gridlock hold up helpful bills in Congress. Bureaucrats shuffle papers around, leaving permits and financial aid checks unfulfilled. By the time you reach the front of th... More

• Paul Ryan on the Need to Combat Cronyism and Promote Upward Mobility June 1, 2012 - Following another dismal jobs report, the House Budget Committee held a hearing this morning on cronyism and the government-imposed barriers to economic growth and upward mobility. Throughout this morning’s hearing, Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, former Governor Jeb Bush of Florida, and members of... More

• Paul Ryan Discusses the Choice of Two Futures America Faces (VIDEO) March 25, 2012 - House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan appeared on Fox News Sunday and CBS' Face the Nation on March 25th, 2012 to discuss the Path to Prosperity budget and the choice of two futures America faces. To learn more about the legal and moral obligation to prevent America's debt crisis, go to prosperi... More

• House GOP Budget to Target Tax Rates March 19, 2012 - House Republicans, seizing on what they hope is a potent campaign issue in the midst of a muddled political and economic landscape, will introduce a 2013 budget Tuesday that cuts tax rates and provides for two individual brackets of 10% and 25%. The budget would end the Alternative Minimum Tax, whic... More

• The Path to Prosperity Budget: Your Country. Your Future. Your Choice. March 19, 2012 - @RepPaulRyan: If you agree it’s morally wrong to ignore the most predictable crisis in U.S. history, this is your budget: Americans have a choice to make. A choice that's going to determine our country’s future. Will it be a future that looks like the America we know? One of greater opportunity, gre... More

• Strengthening Health and Retirement Security: A Call To Action February 28, 2012 - The House Budget Committee held a hearing today on the critical need to save and strengthen Medicare and Social Security. In revealing testimony, Richard Foster, Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Stephen Goss, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration, pr... More

• Defending the Indefensible: A Tough Day for the President’s Budget February 15, 2012 - Earlier today, the House Budget Committee examined the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request, receiving testimony from Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Jeffrey Zients. Chairman Paul Ryan Dismantles the President’s Misleading Claims WATCH The President continues to assert that po... More

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