rather than addressing that looming entitlement crisis, President Obama chose to focus on passing the Affordable Care Act.
Pat Ryan
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Pat Kevin Ryan is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York's 18th congressional district since August 23, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Ryan has a background as an Army officer and has engaged in various public service roles prior to his congressional career. His work in Congress has focused on issues such as national security and veterans' affairs, reflecting his military experience.
the 800-pound gorilla in the Federal budget is mandatory spending, which makes up 60 percent of the Federal budget.
the reality is that this is not entirely the fault of one party or the other; we have gotten here together.
I call on the Administration to focus on passing Trade Promotion Authority as soon as possible.
If we are investigating criminal wrongdoing, targeting of people based on their political beliefs, and the emails in question are lost because of a hard drive crash that is apparently unrecoverable, which a lot of IT professionals will…
You can reach into the lives of hardworking taxpayers and with a phone call, an email, or a letter, you can turn their lives upside down.
The apology that ought to be given is to the American taxpayer, not to a government agency that is abusing its power.
You can blame it on a technical glitch. It is not a technical glitch to mislead the American people.
This is not the most open and transparent administration the President promised.





