Pat Ryan actually said...

"One in six people are in poverty today. Our rates are the highest they have been in a generation."

"I want to make people prosperous and self-sufficient. He said he wanted to turn the poor from being tax-eaters into taxpayers."

"We need to, when we are having these discussions, not talk about 'those people' or 'welfare people.'"

"We simply have to do something about our deficit. Our children and grandchildren are paying a price, and it is going to involve some changes in low income programs for sure."