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Tim Ryan

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Tim Ryan is a Democratic politician from Ohio, known for his service as a U.S. Representative. He has represented Ohio's 13th congressional district since 2003, focusing on issues such as job creation, education, and healthcare. Ryan has been an advocate for manufacturing and has worked to support the middle class in his district. He has also been involved in various initiatives aimed at addressing the opioid crisis in Ohio. In 2020, he ran for the Democratic nomination for President, emphasizing a message of unity and economic opportunity.

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  1. If the gentleman will yield on that point, one of the issues we've talked about today and have been for a long time is the issue of Chinese currency manipulation by the Chinese Government. And we do not have to have growth in the United States at the expense of growth in China. If the Chinese would allow their currency to float, it would actually be worth more. So the Chinese consumer would be able to have more buying power for American goods that would be shipped over there, for other companies who are selling within China. There is just a small group of people within China, who own primarily state-owned businesses, who like the currency low, artificially reduced so that they can ship products to the United States cheaper and subsidized to put American workers out of business. So what we're saying when we say make it in America and manufacture again, can actually help lift up a lot of these folks in countries like China if we play by the rules.2 sources2010govinfo.gov
  2. it is good to be back with the 30- Something hour. I think it has never been more crucial to our generation than the debate that we are having here on Social Security. Let me first say, before I get into the Social Security debate, that I believe that Social Security is just one of the major issues that this Congress is facing and one of the main issues that our generation is facing. But while this debate is going on and while you watch the news and we are talking about Social Security or we are talking about the war in Iraq, the President has submitted his budget to Congress. And if you want to talk about generational fairness, like our good friends who were here earlier in the first special order hour, talking about generational fairness, just look at the budget that was submitted to this Congress if you want to talk about generational fairness. We are going to increase the Pell grant by $100 a year for 5 years when tuitions all over the country have doubled over the past 4 or 5 years. That is not generational fairness. Cutting food stamps, which primarily go to children, is not generational fairness. Cutting Medicaid, which goes to poor children, is not generational fairness.2 sources2005govinfo.gov
  3. And, Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will continue to yield, it is important to understand that there is not the oversight that he talked about earlier tonight and we talked about last week; there is not the oversight of the contractors. We have got Halliburton. The same people that have been the contractors in the war, the same process, the same procedure, is the same thing that is going on down in the Katrina States. So we are taking the workers and we are saying they cannot make the prevailing wage here with 8.8 percent, even lower in some of the States, and then we are also not going to have the oversight of the contractors. So what are the contractors going to do? They are going to squeeze the worker. They are going to take the money without the oversight. They are going to get everything that they want. And I do not think that the American taxpayer is going to be happy with that. If people have got problems with this, give us a ring here on the Internet: [email protected]. Send us an e-mail. We are going to continue this discussion in the weeks and months to come because we are not going to sit by and let this administration steamroll the workers that want to go back and help rebuild their own community.2 sources2005govinfo.gov
Jul 12, 2026

It's awful news that the Supreme Court and the Trump Administration sided with Bayer over thousands of Americans who say the company's products caused their cancers.

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Jul 6, 2026

This decision will make it harder for people to hold corporations accountable in the U.S.

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Mar 2, 2025

Don’t take the bait on everything coming out of this White House.

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Mar 2, 2025

We’re sorry but we’re going to do this as quickly as we can.

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Mar 2, 2025

Wait, Trump didn’t say he would do that during the campaign.

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Mar 2, 2025

I know you’re hurting but it’s going to take a little time for us to right this ship.

msnbc.com
Feb 15, 2025

Our brand is toxic in so many places, and it is like, 'you are a Democrat?'

newsweek.com
Jul 11, 2024

We want this campaign to be about Donald Trump, and it's not about Donald Trump right now.

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Jul 11, 2024

Americans are dying for generational change. We've been having these same stupid fights since the Vietnam War, and it's time we look at those double haters in the polling.

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Nov 5, 2023

I don't think President Biden should run. We have talent in the Democratic Party. Let new candidates emerge in the Democratic Party.

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Dec 15, 2022

I thank the gentleman from Michigan for putting this together. You can see that Ohio and Michigan can periodically get along with each other. I am honored to rise for a few minutes here, Mr. Speaker, to address this House for the final…

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Nov 16, 2022

Due to a conflict, I was not present to cast my vote on passage of S. 4524 The Speak Out Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 480. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Bass…

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Oct 10, 2022

Can you imagine one guy saying that on one side of his mouth, he's pro cop. And on the other side of his mouth, he's raising money for the insurrectionists who are beating up the Capitol Police?

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Sep 19, 2022

JD Vance does not understand Ohio. He said I`m not comfortable in Ohio. He would rather be in San Francisco where he spent a lot of time.

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Sep 19, 2022

I don`t think you can get certain voters who believe that the election was fraudulent and stolen.

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Sep 19, 2022

Ohio does not want an ass kisser. Ohio wants a fighter.

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Sep 19, 2022

They need more money in their pocket. I think they need a tax cut.

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Sep 19, 2022

I want someone like Tim Ryan.

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Sep 15, 2022

We don’t need another millionaire in the United States Senate that’s funded by billionaires.

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Sep 15, 2022

He has a way of wrapping it all together, doesn`t he, Joy?

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Sep 15, 2022

I’m going to go to mat for them. We don’t need another millionaire in the United States Senate that’s funded by billionaires.

msnbc.com
Sep 15, 2022

You get a little antisemitism in there, and you get the anti-blackness in there.

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Sep 15, 2022

He’s funded by two people. He’s funded by a Silicon Valley billionaire, and he’s funded by Mitch McConnell.

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Sep 15, 2022

He’s being funded by the very people who outsourced these jobs, who sent these jobs to China.

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