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Republican from Wisconsin
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R.-Wis., is chairman of the House Budget Committee. He has represented southern Wisconsin in Congress since being elected in 1998.
Recent statements involving Paul Ryan
Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans."
President Barack Obama "has doubled the size of government since he took office."
Under the House Republican budget, "if these cuts were to be spread out evenly … the year after next, nearly 10 million college students would see their financial aid cut by an average of more than $1,000 each."
Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days.
Even a 100 percent tax on millionaires would only fund four months of government operations, failing to seriously address budget deficits and debt.
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Truth-O-Meter rates claims from both political parties Mostly False:
Attack claims from Democrats, Republicans against opposing party are less than accurate.
With the question of who will be at the top of the Republican presidential ticket looking more and more settled, attention is turning to the No. 2 spot. Who will be the vice presidential pick?
Want to invoke our Lie of the Year? Get it right:
PolitiFact’s 2011 Lie of the Year got some attention on the House floor Wednesday as lawmakers debated Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal. But several of them played fast and loose with our award-winner. Here's what we said — and didn't say — about changes to Medicare.
Lie of the Year 2011: 'Republicans voted to end Medicare':
In campaign ads, web videos and TV interviews, Democrats repeatedly said House Republicans had "voted to end Medicare." Our 2011 winner is the latest in a long history of scare tactics aimed at senior citizens.
Lie of the Year 2011: Readers' poll results:
The claim that economic stimulus created "zero jobs" was the No. 1 choice of PolitiFact readers.
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