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Paul Ryan: My greatest worry is the consequence of not stepping up, of someday having my own kids ask me, when the stakes were so…

On the recordOctober 19, 2015
My greatest worry is the consequence of not stepping up, of someday having my own kids ask me, when the stakes were so high, why didn't you do all you could do?
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Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

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Paul Ryan expresses his personal motivation to take on leadership responsibilities for the sake of future generations.

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