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A Renewed Commitment to Opportunity for All
December 4, 2012
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Thank you, Bob, for that kind introduction. And congratulations to Senator Rubio on receiving this well deserved honor. You’re joining an elite group of past recipients – so far, it’s just me and you. I’ll see you at the reunion dinner – table for two. Know any good diners in Iowa or New Hampshire? ...
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House Budget Committee Mark Up: The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012
June 27, 2012
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Welcome all to the House Budget Committee. We meet today to mark up the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, a bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to provide information on how it will implement across-the-board cuts that are scheduled to take effect on January 2, 2013. Under the ...
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House Budget Committee Hearing: The Congressional Budget Office’s Long-Term Budget Outlook
June 6, 2012
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Welcome all to the House Budget Committee. The purpose of this hearing is to review the Long-Term Budget Outlook, and unpack the fiscal and economic challenges facing our nation. We are joined today by Doug Elmendorf, Director of the Congressional Budget Office. I want to thank you for testifying to...
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House Budget Committee Hearing: Removing the Barriers to Free Enterprise and Economic Growth
June 1, 2012
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Chairman Paul Ryan – Opening Remarks, As Prepared for Delivery Welcome all to the House Budget Committee for this hearing on one of the key threats posed to our free enterprise system: the growing cronyism in Washington and government-imposed barriers to upward mobility. While we’re dealing with tou...
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House Budget Committee Hearing: The Broken Budget Process: Legislative Proposals
May 31, 2012
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Welcome all to the House Budget Committee. The purpose of today’s hearing is to examine the need to restore responsibility and accountability to how Washington spends taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars. The breakdown of responsible budgeting is clear: out-of-control government spending; four consecutive...
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House Budget Committee Mark-Up: Reconciliation and Replacing the Sequester
May 7, 2012
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Welcome to today’s mark-up. Today, this Committee meets to advance sensible spending restraints and to reprioritize savings called for under the Budget Control Act. Last year, as we were coming up on the debt ceiling, the Obama administration asked Congress to rubber-stamp a blank-check increase in ...
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House Budget Committee Hearing: Replacing the Sequester
April 25, 2012
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I want to thank our witnesses for appearing today to address the looming sequester that has been hanging over the nation’s fiscal debate since the enactment of the Budget Control Act in August of last year. The 2013 sequester is a $109 billion across-the-board, inflexible, and arbitrary cut in spend...
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House Budget Committee Hearing: Strengthening the Safety Net
April 17, 2012
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Before we start, I just want to note that today, millions of workers and businesses will file their taxes. I view the core mission of this committee as ensuring that every dollar the government takes from a hardworking citizen is spent as efficiently and effectively as possible, and only on programs...
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Paul Ryan: A budget that trusts the American people
March 29, 2012
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CLICK TO WATCH Mr. Chairman, we are bearing witness to history this week. Across the street, we are witnessing what could be the end of bureaucrat-controlled health care. What we are on the verge of witnessing is a powerful reaffirmation of the American idea. And we are finally having the debate we...
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Committee Mark-Up: The Path to Prosperity – FY2013 Budget Resolution
March 21, 2012
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Welcome to the mark up for the Fiscal Year 2013 budget resolution. I am proud to be here with my House Budget Committee colleagues today. I am proud of all the hard work you’ve done to produce the budget we’re here to discuss. I also want to thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, especi...
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