Posts Tagged ‘Paul Ryan’
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Stairway to Heaven and the Next Speaker
Posted on October 9, 2015
“Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run There’s still time to change the road you’re on.” Led Zeppelin came to mind when thinking...
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After McCarthy’s Withdrawal, Keeping Calm About House Speaker Election
Posted on October 8, 2015
(Originally Published in the WSJ) Rep. Kevin McCarthy decided not to run for speaker of the House. Everybody take a deep breath. Let’s dispense with the panic. I’m sure he has his...
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Paul Ryan, Pope Francis and a New Approach to Fighting Poverty
Posted on September 23, 2015
On the eve of the Pope’s visit to Washington, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan announced that he would moderate a panel of Presidential candidates in South Carolina with...
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Nobody is Playing it Straight On Trade
Posted on June 12, 2015
The President asked Congressional Democrats to play it straight on trade. But in this debate, it’s hard to find anybody who is playing it straight. Mr. Obama was asking Democrats...
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The Gordian Knot of Tax Reform
Posted on May 1, 2015
Our federal tax code is one big Gordian knot. It has so many rules and loopholes and deductions that its complexity strangles the growth of the American economy and causes...
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