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  • Change We Can Believe In
    Nov 20, 2010  - Technically speaking, the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform seems headed toward failure. The commission, chaired by Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Alan Simpson, is required to produce a report by December 1 providing recommendations for reducing the deficit and debt. T... More
  • The Roadmap Lives
    Nov 20, 2010  - Last year, Rep. Paul Ryan's "Roadmap" -- his far-reaching plan to restore long-term budget balance through tax and entitlement reform -- was the subject of relentless attacks by those favoring a larger government role in American life. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman called Ryan the "Flimflam ... More
  • The Fed's Bipolar Mandate
    Nov 20, 2010  - Wall Street Journal editorial If there is a silver lining to the uproar over the Federal Reserve's decision to create $600 billion in new reserves in the next few months, it is the renewed public attention to the Fed's impossible dual political mandate for stable prices and maximum employment. To be... More
  • Paul Ryan’s pro-market healthcare reform
    Nov 19, 2010  - Politics and policy from inside Washington Rep. Paul Ryan, along with fellow Obama deficit panel member Alice Rivlin, has put together a plan to cut the growth of government healthcare spending. This is the heart of it: A new Medicare program should be created for future retirees (those who first be... More
  • The Rivlin-Ryan Plan to Reform Medicare
    Nov 18, 2010  - The Agenda - NRO’s domestic-policy blog by Reihan Salam Two members of the Bowles-Simpson deficit commission, Rep. Paul Ryan and Clinton-era OMB director Alice Rivlin, have endorsed a sweeping plan to overhaul the Medicare system. Many critics have taken Bowles-Simpson to task for “hand-waving” at M... More
  • Rep. Ryan on His Medicare Plan
    Nov 17, 2010  - By THE NEW YORK TIMES The following was submitted by Representative Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin. More on Mr. Ryan’s plan to change Medicare and reduce the deficit is here. For Medicare to meet its mission in the 21st century, this critical 20th century program must be secured for current and ... More
  • Into the Budget Breach
    Nov 15, 2010  - After years of disciplined preparation, Paul D. Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, is about to confront the challenge he’s been waiting for since his days as a Capitol Hill intern. He’s getting ready to take the helm of the House Budget Committee, moving up from ranking Republican as a result of the GOP... More
  • Paul Ryan's big plans for a small budget
    Nov 3, 2010  - Posted by Shawn Tully, senior editor-at-large The Republican victory in the House will likely make Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) the new chairman of the Budget Committee, where, at age 40, he's now his party's ranking member. From that powerful seat, Ryan plans to shape legislation that would impose strict res... More
  • Curb Medicare Spending The Ryan Way
    Sep 28, 2010  - Nothing presents as great a threat to the federal budget — and therefore to economic growth — as the persistent and rapid growth of Medicare spending. The problem appears intractable. Congress has enacted modest cuts, yet everyone from Medicare's chief actuary to the Congressional Budget Office to t... More
  • Voters' Choice, in Sharp Relief
    Sep 10, 2010  - By GERALD F. SEIB While Democratic President Barack Obama stood before a crowd in Cleveland delivering a speech describing his economic philosophy Wednesday, Republican Rep. Paul Ryan sat in his Racine, Wis., district office, eating a Quiznos sandwich and describing his. Those parallel discussions a... More