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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.
I thank the gentleman. In line with what you were talking about on the infrastructure piece, I think it's important that we take a look at what investments need to be made in the country. We're living, unfortunately, in a narrative in the…
Right. And if you look, comparatively speaking, now to what China is doing, what India is doing--granted they're developing countries--but they're spending 7 or 8 percent of their GDP on infrastructure projects. Here in the United States…
I also join with my colleagues from Ohio to honor the memory of Congressman Charlie Wilson. He was just a fun guy for so many of us who spent a lot of time in Washington, D.C. We shared a district in southeastern Ohio, and Charlie was one…
I appreciate the opportunity to be here. We are re-establishing the 30-Something Working Group, which some may remember. Many--it seems like many years ago, Congressman Kendrick Meek and I and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz came to…
I think most people would say that. I think probably many on the other side would say that.
I wish some of our colleagues on the other side were this excited when we were putting two wars on a credit card and having a prescription drug bill that was not paid for.
The real question is, what is the roadmap for America in the future? And part of this roadmap needs to include the investments that are in sectors of the economy that are going to blossom in the next decade or two.
If Dick Cheney was sitting in your seat, he would have had a different answer than you. Dick Cheney said deficits do not matter.
We believe it is important to have responsible deficit reduction phase in across time, achieve the kind of results that we have talked about, and, at the same time, invest in jobs, invest in infrastructure, and that is the right way to…
I'll give myself 30 more seconds to say we believe in putting seniors in charge of their health care, not 15 bureaucrats. Our budget does not change the Medicare benefit for anybody in or near retirement. But to guarantee that that promise…
Thank you, and I had a chance to look through your testimony, and I appreciate what you have been able to do the last couple of years.
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