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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Paul Ryan Stumped: Can't Name A Single Area of Compromise in His Budget"
Paul Ryan Stumped: Can't Name A Single Area of Compromise in His BudgetBy Travis Waldron at Think Progress
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/04/10/1844721/paul-ryan-stumped-cant-name-a-single-area-of-compromise-in-his-budget/
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During an appearance on MSNBCs Morning Joe, Dee Dee Myers asked House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) if Republicans would make similar concessions perhaps on revenue or stimulus spending that would bothperturb the GOPs base. Ryan, however, said that the GOPs biggest compromise was that it put up a budget that balances:
MYERS: You mentioned CPI. Its something President Obama put on the table that the base doesnt like. Its the White House telling the people its a sign theyre willing to put something forth to compromise. What are you willing to put on the table that your base wont like?
RYAN: We put up budget that balances. Weve said here how you fundamentally restructure Medicaid, Medicare. Lots of these things. The base, we represent seniors as well. We think Medicare reform is the best way to go to save this program. There are a lot of things weve done. The fiscal cliff was not real popular, I would add. So we, Republicans, have already done things to move to the middle to get to common ground that have not been entirely popular. But we have not seen reciprocal moves.
A balanced budget offer is hardly a concession that moves toward Democrats and angers the GOP base, given that the party has spent the last three years chasing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. The latest House GOP budget, in fact, balances in 10 years faster than previous versions because conservatives demanded it in exchange for the last debt ceiling increase. The rest of the budget, meanwhile, is a trove of conservative policy ideals. It turns Medicare into a voucher program, a priority for conservatives. It targets poverty programs conservatives regularly decry for nearly two-thirds of its spending cuts. It includes massive tax cuts aimed primarily at corporations and the wealthy. And it does all of this without making any concessions on issues like stimulus spending and revenues that would bring Democrats to the table while raising concerns among the Republican base.
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"Paul Ryan Stumped: Can't Name A Single Area of Compromise in His Budget" (Original Post)
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Apr 2013
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madrchsod
(58,162 posts)1. it would`t take much to stump blockhead ryan.
he`s a perfect example of the new republicans....clueless about how the world works around them.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)2. Wow, you can tell he's agonizing over the sacrifices he had to make.