Paul Ryan RSS Articles http://paulryan.house.gov/ Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ WASHINGTON—Yesterday morning, in an exclusive interview with Fox News Sunday, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan called on the Obama administration to be honest with the American people. He discussed the discriminatory practices at the Internal Revenue Service and the attacks in Benghazi. On Friday, at a House Ways and Means hearing, Ryan pressed acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller for answers on the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups. And yesterday, he pledged that investigations will contin... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334614 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334614 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, Congressman Paul Ryan questioned outgoing acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven Miller on the IRS’ practice of discriminating against applicants for tax-exempt status based on the political leanings of the applicants. A transcript of Congressman Ryan’s exchange with Mr. Miller follows. Steven Miller: And we dealt, I think, fairly and successfully with the donor list issue. Congressman Paul Ryan: You knew of our concern of this targeting,... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334434 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334434 Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT By KATIE GLUECK, Politico Friday’s congressional hearing featuring outgoing IRS head Steven Miller raised more questions about the scandal enveloping that agency, but one thing was clear to Rep. Paul Ryan on Friday afternoon. “We have many more questions that result from today’s hearing,” Ryan (R-Wis.) said on CNN’s “The Lead.” “The one answer we did get, though, is that the IRS withheld information from Congress.” Ryan is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and questioned Miller earl... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334551 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334551 Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT One flashpoint at Friday’s House hearing on IRS targeting of conservative political groups seeking tax-exempt status occurred between acting agency chief Steven Miller and Republican Rep. Paul Ryan. The Wisconsin Republican and former vice presidential nominee was frustrated that Miller, who was briefed on the controversial IRS practices last May, failed to mention it in subsequent letters to Congress and in hearing testimony just two months later. "How can we not conclude that you did not misl... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334612 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334612 Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT Last night, Congressman Paul Ryan held a telephone town hall meeting with residents of Racine County to discuss legislation before Congress and answer questions regarding the federal government. Excerpts from Congressman Ryan’s responses follow. Overreach by the IRS and the cost of maintaining a complicated tax code “The IRS is one of the most personal government agencies that we have. It knows all of your financial information. It knows your personal information. It knows your Social Security n... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334613 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334613 Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT Hugh Hewitt: Thank you. I want to begin with what my colleague, Carol Platt Liebau at Townhall.com, has pinned as the key thing thus far in the IRS scandal. On August 4th, 2011, Obama appointee Williams Wilkins, who is Chief Counsel of the IRS, was briefed on the political targeting of conservative groups -now he’s a well-trained lawyer. Paul Ryan: Right. Hugh Hewitt: Could he possibly have learned of this and not informed the White House, in your view, Paul Ryan? Paul Ryan: We’re going to find ... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334405 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334405 Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT By Staff, Walworth County Today DELAVAN--Not surprisingly, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) thinks the nation's economy would have been in a much better shape by now had November's presidential election ended differently. But it didn't. Dan Plutchak | Walworth County Today Rep. Paul Ryan and mobile office staffer Zach Bobeck with the Mobile Constituent Services Center. Instead, there's a polarizing political divide between the parties that's not moving the economy--or much of anything--in Washingt... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=333915 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=333915 Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT By Wisconsin Radio Network contributor - Tom Karkow, WRJN Following a recent round of congressional hearings on the attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya last fall, Wisconsin U.S. Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) says there’s “no doubt” a coverup took place. The terrorist attack killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. The incident was originally said to be the result of a spontaneous demonstration, but White House officials later said the deadly ... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334204 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334204 Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON – Congressman Paul Ryan announced that the First District Mobile Office will continue its regularly scheduled visits to communities across Wisconsin’s First District from May to August. Click here for a list of scheduled stops for the First District Mobile Office. At each stop, a staff member of Congressman Ryan’s office will be available to meet with residents to discuss concerns or questions they may have about federal issues and government agencies. In announcing the Mobile Office ... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=333517 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=333517 Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON—Today, members of the House Budget Committee introduced a package of seven legislative reforms to help repair the broken budget process. Committee members introduced similar legislation during the last Congress, and they brought several of these reforms to the House floor. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan issued the following statement upon release of these reforms: “I commend my colleagues at the House Budget Committee for advancing common-sense solutions to bring accountabi... http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=333225 http://paulryan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=333225 Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT