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On the recordJanuary 23, 2011
Clearly, as you know, Paul Ryan, the new chairman of the Budget Committee and someone who is considered very conservative and very proactive when it comes to reducing the deficit, and is quite a -- a fiscal hawk when he was in the minority, and now pledges to be in the majority, as a spokesperson chosen by the Republican Party and the Republican Party leadership to lay the vision that the Republican Party has in terms of cutting spending, reducing the deficit and -- and restoring fiscal discipline to our nation.
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Paul Ryan
Republican · Wisconsin

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Michele Bachmann discusses Paul Ryan's role and vision for the Republican Party regarding fiscal policy.

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